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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 Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jasper or Manaus?

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

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Manaus for

  • live music and the arts
  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Manaus’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, Manaus 38: Manaus leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Manaus 56: Manaus leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Manaus 46: Manaus leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Manaus 42: Manaus leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Manaus 86: Jasper leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Manaus 12: Manaus leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Manaus 35: Jasper leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Manaus 27: Manaus leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Manaus 36: Manaus leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Manaus 63: Manaus leads by 43 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Manaus 54: Manaus leads by 47 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Manaus 20: Jasper leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Manaus.

Your match

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

Jasper
27match

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

Manaus
Best match
43match

Wins on live music and the arts 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.

Jasper in July

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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperManaus

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperManaus
Official languageFrench, EnglishPortuguese
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC-4
Emergency number911Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation1,060 m92 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperManaus
City population4,7382,303,732
People per km²5202
Museums within 10 km113
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.