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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
White sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach, Pensacola
PensacolaWhite sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Pensacola by Jason Meredith, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Jasper or Pensacola?

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 Pensacola for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Pensacola’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, Pensacola 84: Pensacola leads by 59 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Pensacola 45: Pensacola leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Pensacola 45: Pensacola leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Pensacola 42: Pensacola leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Pensacola 62: Jasper leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Pensacola 45: Pensacola leads by 37 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Pensacola 62: Pensacola leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Jasper and Pensacola are level on 18.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Pensacola 28: Pensacola leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Pensacola 44: Pensacola leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Pensacola 36: Pensacola leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Pensacola 30: Jasper leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Pensacola.

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.

Pensacola
Best match
45match

Wins on beaches 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Pensacola in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
200 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperPensacola

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Pensacola: 1991-2020 normals, Pensacola / Pleasant Grove (12.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperPensacola
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-6, UTC-5 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation1,060 m31 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsPensacola International Airport (PNS)6 km from centre27 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperPensacola
City population4,73854,312
People per km²5515
Museums within 10 km15
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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.