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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 Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Jasper or Nairobi?

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

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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, Nairobi 4: Jasper leads by 21 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Nairobi 48: Nairobi leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Nairobi 35: Nairobi leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Nairobi 84: Jasper leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Nairobi 28: Nairobi leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Nairobi 55: Nairobi leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Nairobi 20: Nairobi leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Nairobi 45: Nairobi leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Nairobi 60: Nairobi leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Nairobi 35: Nairobi leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Nairobi 25: Jasper leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Nairobi.

Your match

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

Jasper
27match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

Nairobi
Best match
41match

Wins on nightlife 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

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperNairobi
Official languageFrench, EnglishEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+3
Emergency number911Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation1,060 m1,661 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperNairobi
City population4,7385,545,000
People per km²57,967
Museums within 10 km14
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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.