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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 Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Jasper or Xi'an?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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, Xi'an 4: Jasper leads by 21 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 48 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 71 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Xi'an 42: Xi'an leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Xi'an 62: Jasper leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 72 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Xi'an 48: Xi'an leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Xi'an 66: Xi'an leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Xi'an 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 Xi'an.

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.

Xi'an
Best match
55match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights 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
16 hdaylight a day

Xi'an in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperXi'an

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperXi'an
Official languageFrench, EnglishPutonghua
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number911Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation1,060 m405 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperXi'an
City population4,73812,952,907
People per km²51,283
Museums within 10 km19
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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.