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A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin
Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jasper 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 Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • beaches

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

Choose Kathmandu for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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. Jasper 25, Kathmandu 4: Jasper leads by 21 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Kathmandu 55: Kathmandu leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Kathmandu 82: Kathmandu leads by 72 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Kathmandu 36: Kathmandu leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Kathmandu 70: Jasper leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Kathmandu 56: Kathmandu leads by 48 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Kathmandu 20: Jasper leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Kathmandu 25: Kathmandu leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Kathmandu 55: Kathmandu leads by 43 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Kathmandu 97: Kathmandu leads by 77 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Kathmandu 28: Kathmandu leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Kathmandu 45: Jasper leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Kathmandu.

Your match

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

Jasper
27match

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

Kathmandu
Best match
48match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Jasper in July

24 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 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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JasperKathmandu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperKathmandu
Official languageFrench, EnglishNepali
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+5:45
Emergency number911Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation1,060 m1,300 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureJasperKathmandu
City population4,738845,767
People per km²517,121
Museums within 10 km19
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.