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The twin towers of the cathedral over Plaza de Armas, Guadalajara
GuadalajaraThe twin towers of the cathedral over Plaza de Armas
Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags

Photos: Guadalajara by Ponchomx, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Guadalajara or Kathmandu?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Guadalajara for

  • families
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Guadalajara’s own page.

Choose Kathmandu for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Kathmandu’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Guadalajara 5, Kathmandu 4: Guadalajara leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Guadalajara 75, Kathmandu 55: Guadalajara leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Guadalajara 62, Kathmandu 82: Kathmandu leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Guadalajara 68, Kathmandu 36: Guadalajara leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guadalajara 55, Kathmandu 70: Kathmandu leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Guadalajara 66, Kathmandu 56: Guadalajara leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Guadalajara 55, Kathmandu 20: Guadalajara leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Guadalajara 40, Kathmandu 25: Guadalajara leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Guadalajara 60, Kathmandu 55: Guadalajara leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Guadalajara 78, Kathmandu 97: Kathmandu leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guadalajara 60, Kathmandu 28: Guadalajara leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guadalajara 35, Kathmandu 45: Kathmandu leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guadalajara and Kathmandu.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Guadalajara
Best match
55match

Wins on families and nightlife with your weighting.

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Guadalajara in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
205 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GuadalajaraKathmandu

Where the figures come from

Guadalajara has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guadalajara: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuadalajaraKathmandu
Official languageSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec MayaNepali
CurrencyMexican Peso (MXN)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsAB127 V, 60 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-6UTC+5:45
Emergency number911Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation1,536 m1,300 m
Main airportGuadalajara International Airport (GDL)17 km from centre70 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days-

By the numbers

MeasureGuadalajaraKathmandu
City population1,385,621845,767
People per km²9,55617,121
Museums within 10 km179
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Temperature and rainfall for destinations with no weather station are from the NASA POWER 2001-2020 climatology, derived from MERRA-2. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.