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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 Space Needle behind Pier 70, Seattle
SeattleThe Space Needle behind Pier 70

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Seattle by Caio, Pexels License.

Jasper or Seattle?

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 Seattle for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Seattle’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, Seattle 30: Seattle leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Seattle 66: Seattle leads by 44 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Seattle 50: Seattle leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Seattle 55: Seattle leads by 41 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Seattle 87: Jasper leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Seattle 55: Seattle leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Seattle 64: Seattle leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Seattle 60: Seattle leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Seattle 52: Seattle leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Seattle 22: Seattle leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Seattle 70: Seattle leads by 63 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Seattle 40: Jasper leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Seattle.

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.

Seattle
Best match
54match

Wins on live music and the arts 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

Seattle in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
15 mmrain in the month
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperSeattle

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Seattle: 1991-2020 normals, Seattle-Tacoma Airport (17.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperSeattle
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-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation1,060 m40 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsSeattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)18 km from centre135 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperSeattle
City population4,738737,015
People per km²51,996
Museums within 10 km127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

Where else could you go?

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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.