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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
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Jasper or Scottsdale?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • shopping
  • day trips
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Jasper leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Scottsdale 46: Scottsdale leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Scottsdale 38: Scottsdale leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Scottsdale 68: Jasper leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Scottsdale 50: Scottsdale leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Scottsdale 20: Scottsdale leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 48 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Scottsdale 32: Scottsdale leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Scottsdale 40: Scottsdale leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Scottsdale.

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 beaches with your weighting.

Scottsdale
Best match
46match

Wins on shopping 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperScottsdale
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-7
Emergency number911911
Elevation1,060 m380 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre149 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperScottsdale
City population4,738241,361
People per km²5-
Museums within 10 km110
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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.