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Kathmandu or Tromso?

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 Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
Tromso

Photo: Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped

Your match

Kathmandu
✓ Best match
48
match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Tromso
35
match

Wins on getting around and families 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.

KathmanduTromso
Beaches & swimming. Tromso leads by 4 points.4
Food & drink. Kathmandu leads by 19 points.19
Culture & sights. Kathmandu leads by 55 points.55
Nightlife. Tromso leads by 2 points.2
Nature & outdoors. Tromso leads by 22 points.22
Day trips. Kathmandu leads by 42 points.42
Good for families. Tromso leads by 25 points.25
Getting around. Tromso leads by 35 points.35
Shopping & style. Kathmandu leads by 40 points.40
Affordability. Kathmandu leads by 86 points.86
Live music & performing arts. Tromso leads by 4 points.4
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu leads by 7 points.7
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kathmandu and Tromso.

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
JulyKathmanduTromso
Daytime high29 °C16 °C
Night-time low20 °C9 °C
Rainfall in the month384 mm73 mm
Sunshine4 hours a day8 hours a day
Sea temperatureNo sea10 °C
Daylight14 hours a day24 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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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daytime high, °C
Kathmandu
19
22
26
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
23
20
Tromso
-1
-1
1
4
9
13
16
15
11
5
2
0
Sea temperature, °C
Kathmandu
No coastline within reach
Tromso
5
5
4
4
6
8
10
11
10
9
7
6
Rainfall, mm
Kathmandu
16
23
37
57
113
260
384
317
211
48
7
10
Tromso
108
95
97
71
56
57
73
90
110
128
94
110
Daylight, hours per day
Kathmandu
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
Tromso
2
7
12
16
22
24
24
18
14
9
4
0
Sunshine, hours per day
Kathmandu
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
7
7
7
Tromso
0
1
3
6
8
8
8
6
3
2
0
0

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

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Before you go

MeasureKathmanduTromso
Official languageNepaliNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyNepalese Rupee (NPR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:45UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 100, ambulance 102, fire 101Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation1,300 m20 m
Main airportTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre48 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureKathmanduTromso
City population845,76779,943
People per km²17,12132
Museums within 10 km98
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.