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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 Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Jasper or Zagreb?

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 Zagreb for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Jasper leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Zagreb 55: Zagreb leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Zagreb 56: Zagreb leads by 46 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Zagreb 62: Jasper leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 52 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Zagreb 40: Zagreb leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Zagreb 33: Jasper leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Zagreb.

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.

Zagreb
Best match
50match

Wins on day trips and getting around 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperZagreb
Official languageFrench, EnglishCroatian
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,060 m127 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperZagreb
City population4,738767,131
People per km²5-
Museums within 10 km127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.