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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
Colourful houses in the old town, Mazatlan
MazatlanColourful houses in the old town

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mazatlan by Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Maastricht or Mazatlan?

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
  • shopping

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

Choose Mazatlan for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Mazatlan’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, Mazatlan 80: Mazatlan leads by 72 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Mazatlan 62: Mazatlan leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Mazatlan 42: Maastricht leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Mazatlan 55: Mazatlan leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Mazatlan 66: Mazatlan leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Mazatlan 45: Maastricht leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Mazatlan 60: Mazatlan leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Mazatlan 42: Maastricht leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Mazatlan 30: Maastricht leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Mazatlan 70: Mazatlan leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht and Mazatlan are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Mazatlan 35: Maastricht leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Mazatlan.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Maastricht
52match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Mazatlan
52match

Wins on beaches and prices 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Mazatlan in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtMazatlan

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Mazatlan: 1991-2020 normals, Colonia Juan Carras-Co Mazatlan, Sin. (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtMazatlan
Official languageDutchSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation49 m139 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsGeneral Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)16 km from centre23 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtMazatlan
City population120,227441,975
People per km²2,000-
Museums within 10 km213
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.