VacationSelector
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
Colourful houses in the old town, Mazatlan
MazatlanColourful houses in the old town

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Mazatlan by Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jakarta or Mazatlan?

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 Jakarta for

  • shopping
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

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

Choose Mazatlan for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Mazatlan’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. Jakarta 28, Mazatlan 80: Mazatlan leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Mazatlan 62: Jakarta leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Mazatlan 42: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Mazatlan 55: Jakarta leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Mazatlan 66: Mazatlan leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Jakarta and Mazatlan are level on 45.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Mazatlan 60: Mazatlan leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Mazatlan 42: Mazatlan leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Mazatlan 30: Jakarta leads by 34 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Mazatlan 70: Jakarta leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Mazatlan 40: Jakarta leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Mazatlan 35: Jakarta leads by 11 points.
0255075100

What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Mazatlan.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Jakarta
51match

Wins on shopping and food and drink with your weighting.

Mazatlan
52match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Jakarta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Mazatlan in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND

Rainfall in the month, mm

0100200300400JFMAMJJASOND
JakartaMazatlan

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Mazatlan: 1991-2020 normals, Colonia Juan Carras-Co Mazatlan, Sin. (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaMazatlan
Official languageIndonesianSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation91 m139 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsGeneral Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)16 km from centre23 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-9 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaMazatlan
City population11,135,191441,975
People per km²16,821-
Museums within 10 km443
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months12 months

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Jakarta or Mazatlan somewhere new.

Browse every destination

Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.