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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
Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Jasper or Orlando?

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
  • getting around

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

Choose Orlando for

  • families
  • day trips
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Orlando’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, Orlando 42: Orlando leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Orlando 48: Orlando leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Orlando 22: Orlando leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Orlando 46: Jasper leads by 49 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 50 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Orlando 98: Orlando leads by 56 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Orlando 8: Jasper leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 46 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Orlando 36: Orlando leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Orlando 32: Jasper leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Orlando.

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.

Orlando
Best match
44match

Wins on families and day trips 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
16 hdaylight a day

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperOrlando
Official languageFrench, English-
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation1,060 m34 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre170 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperOrlando
City population4,738334,854
People per km²51,086
Museums within 10 km111
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.