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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 yellow Palacio Canton on Paseo de Montejo, Merida
MeridaThe yellow Palacio Canton on Paseo de Montejo

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Merida by Mariposa2723, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Jasper or Merida?

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

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

Choose Merida for

  • day trips
  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Merida’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, Merida 50: Merida leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Merida 72: Merida leads by 50 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Merida 64: Merida leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Merida 42: Merida leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Merida 48: Jasper leads by 47 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Merida 80: Merida leads by 72 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Merida 50: Merida leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Merida 45: Merida leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Merida 50: Merida leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Merida 75: Merida leads by 55 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Merida 52: Merida leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Merida 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 Merida.

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.

Merida
Best match
56match

Wins on day trips 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Merida in July

35 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
148 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperMerida

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Merida: 1991-2020 normals, Merida / lic Manuel Crecencio (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperMerida
Official languageFrench, EnglishSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC-6
Emergency number911911
Elevation1,060 m12 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsManuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID)5 km from centre22 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperMerida
City population4,738892,363
People per km²51,010
Museums within 10 km15
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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.