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Kathmandu or Santiago de Compostela?

Two destinations compared in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities. Weight what matters to you and the verdict follows.

Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
Kathmandu

Photo: Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

The cathedral above the old town, Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela

Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

Your match

Kathmandu
48
match

Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.

Santiago de Compostela
✓ Best match
54
match

Wins on getting around and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders. The match scores above update as you do.

Scoreboard

Our verdict on each category, scored 0 to 100 against fixed benchmark cities.

KathmanduSantiago de Compostela
Beaches & swimming. Santiago de Compostela leads by 28 points.28
Food & drink. Santiago de Compostela leads by 13 points.13
Culture & sights. Kathmandu leads by 12 points.12
Nightlife. Santiago de Compostela leads by 9 points.9
Nature & outdoors. Kathmandu leads by 8 points.8
Day trips. Santiago de Compostela leads by 16 points.16
Good for families. Santiago de Compostela leads by 22 points.22
Getting around. Santiago de Compostela leads by 45 points.45
Shopping & style. Kathmandu leads by 20 points.20
Affordability. Kathmandu leads by 33 points.33
Live music & performing arts. Santiago de Compostela leads by 12 points.12
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu leads by 3 points.3
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kathmandu and Santiago de Compostela.

When should you go?

Pick the month you can travel and see both cities side by side. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Climate figures for July
JulyKathmanduSantiago de Compostela
Daytime high29 °C25 °C
Night-time low20 °C13 °C
Rainfall in the month384 mm41 mm
Sunshine4 hours a day8 hours a day
Sea temperatureNo sea17 °C
Daylight14 hours a day15 hours a day

The whole year

Each row is shaded against that destination’s own year, so the deepest cell is its best month for that figure and the palest its weakest. Shades are not comparable between the two rows.

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Daytime high, °C
Kathmandu
19
22
26
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
23
20
Santiago de Compostela
11
13
15
17
20
23
25
25
23
19
14
12
Sea temperature, °C
Kathmandu
No coastline within reach
Santiago de Compostela
14
13
13
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
Rainfall, mm
Kathmandu
16
23
37
57
113
260
384
317
211
48
7
10
Santiago de Compostela
217
149
153
136
116
61
41
61
91
208
223
222
Daylight, hours per day
Kathmandu
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
Santiago de Compostela
9
11
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
9
Sunshine, hours per day
Kathmandu
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
7
7
7
Santiago de Compostela
3
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
6
4
3
3

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre). Santiago de Compostela: 1991-2020 normals, Santiago / Labacolla (8.4 km from centre).

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Before you go

MeasureKathmanduSantiago de Compostela
Official languageNepaliSpanish
CurrencyNepalese Rupee (NPR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:45UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, ambulance 102, fire 101112
Elevation1,300 m260 m
Main airportTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsSantiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ)10 km from centre29 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureKathmanduSantiago de Compostela
City population845,767100,965
People per km²17,121459
Museums within 10 km96
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Typical fares from Travelpayouts (Aviasales data). Route-level air passenger statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate and flight figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-27. Typical prices can be up to 7 days old. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.