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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
The Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline, Macau
MacauThe Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Macau by tian Jin, Pexels License.

Jasper or Macau?

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
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Macau for

  • food and drink
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Macau’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, Macau 24: Jasper leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Macau 77: Macau leads by 55 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Macau 62: Macau leads by 52 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Macau 40: Macau leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Macau 5: Jasper leads by 90 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Macau 52: Macau leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Macau 48: Macau leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Macau 60: Macau leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Macau 58: Macau leads by 46 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Macau 44: Macau leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Macau 36: Macau leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Macau 40: Jasper leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Macau.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Macau
Best match
46match

Wins on food and drink 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Macau in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
281 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperMacau

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Macau: 1991-2020 normals, Taipa (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperMacau
Official languageFrench, EnglishPortuguese, Cantonese, Standard Chinese
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Pataca (MOP)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzFGM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number911999
Elevation1,060 m22 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsMacau International Airport (MFM)7 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureJasperMacau
City population4,738682,100
People per km²55,916
Museums within 10 km128
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C-8 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.