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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Maastricht or Manaus?

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 Maastricht for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • wellness

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

Choose Manaus for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Manaus’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. Maastricht 8, Manaus 38: Manaus leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Manaus 56: Maastricht leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Manaus 46: Maastricht leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht and Manaus are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Manaus 86: Manaus leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Manaus 12: Maastricht leads by 65 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Manaus 35: Maastricht leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Manaus 27: Maastricht leads by 47 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Manaus 36: Maastricht leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Manaus 63: Manaus leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Manaus 54: Manaus leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Manaus 20: Maastricht leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Manaus.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Maastricht
Best match
52match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Manaus
43match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtManaus

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtManaus
Official languageDutchPortuguese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-4
Emergency number112Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation49 m92 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtManaus
City population120,2272,303,732
People per km²2,000202
Museums within 10 km2113
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. 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.

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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.