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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 old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds, Sapporo
SapporoThe old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sapporo by Feri88, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Jasper or Sapporo?

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

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

Choose Sapporo for

  • getting around
  • food and drink
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Sapporo’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, Sapporo 28: Sapporo leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 58 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Sapporo 40: Sapporo leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Sapporo 62: Sapporo leads by 48 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Sapporo 86: Jasper leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Sapporo 64: Sapporo leads by 56 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Sapporo 72: Sapporo leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 62 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Sapporo 58: Sapporo leads by 46 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Sapporo 60: Sapporo leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Sapporo 44: Sapporo leads by 37 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Sapporo.

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 with your weighting.

Sapporo
Best match
63match

Wins on getting around and food and drink 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

Sapporo in July

25 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
15 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). Sapporo: 1991-2020 normals, Sapporo (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperSapporo
Official languageFrench, EnglishJapanese
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Yen (JPY)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number911Police 110, fire 119
Elevation1,060 m5 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsNew Chitose Airport (CTS)42 km from centre42 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperSapporo
City population4,7381,959,313
People per km²51,747
Museums within 10 km133
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C-1 month

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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.