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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
La Paz

Photos: Guadalajara by Ponchomx, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Guadalajara or La Paz?

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
  • day trips

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

Choose La Paz for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on La Paz’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, La Paz 3: Guadalajara leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Guadalajara 75, La Paz 50: Guadalajara leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Guadalajara 62, La Paz 52: Guadalajara leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Guadalajara 68, La Paz 38: Guadalajara leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guadalajara 55, La Paz 82: La Paz leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Guadalajara 66, La Paz 40: Guadalajara leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Guadalajara 55, La Paz 10: Guadalajara leads by 45 points.
Getting around. Guadalajara 40, La Paz 45: La Paz leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Guadalajara 60, La Paz 45: Guadalajara leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Guadalajara 78, La Paz 92: La Paz leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guadalajara 60, La Paz 35: Guadalajara leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guadalajara 35, La Paz 12: Guadalajara leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guadalajara and La Paz.

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.

La Paz
42match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
13 hdaylight a day

La Paz in July

13 °Cdaytime high
-2 °Cnight-time low
16 mmrain in the month
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GuadalajaraLa Paz

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.

La Paz 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. La Paz: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km.

Before you go

MeasureGuadalajaraLa Paz
Official languageSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec MayaSpanish, Aymara, Quechua, Guarani
CurrencyMexican Peso (MXN)Boliviano (BOB)
SocketsAB127 V, 60 HzAC50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6UTC-4
Emergency number911911
Elevation1,536 m3,640 m
Main airportGuadalajara International Airport (GDL)17 km from centre70 non-stop destinationsEl Alto International Airport (LPB)6 km from centre12 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuadalajaraLa Paz
City population1,385,621755,732
People per km²9,5561,601
Museums within 10 km1721
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. 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.