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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 Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Jasper or Manila?

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
  • beaches
  • wellness

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

Choose Manila for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’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, Manila 12: Jasper leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Manila 64: Manila leads by 42 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Manila 54: Manila leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Manila 64: Manila leads by 50 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Manila 40: Jasper leads by 55 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Manila 42: Manila leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Jasper and Manila are level on 42.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Manila 26: Manila leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Manila 60: Manila leads by 48 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Manila 77: Manila leads by 57 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Manila 50: Manila leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Manila 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 Manila.

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 beaches with your weighting.

Manila
Best match
48match

Wins on prices and nightlife 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 seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperManila
Official languageFrench, EnglishEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number911911
Elevation1,060 m9 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperManila
City population4,7381,902,590
People per km²576,104
Museums within 10 km127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

Where else could you go?

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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.