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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License.

Maastricht or Mexico City?

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

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mexico City for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico City’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, Mexico City 5: Maastricht leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Mexico City 90: Mexico City leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Mexico City 88: Mexico City leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Mexico City 80: Mexico City leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Mexico City 50: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Mexico City 75: Maastricht leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Mexico City 58: Mexico City leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Mexico City 50: Maastricht leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Mexico City 76: Mexico City leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Mexico City 72: Mexico City leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Mexico City 40: Maastricht leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Mexico City.

Your match

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

Maastricht
52match

Wins on getting around and wellness with your weighting.

Mexico City
Best match
63match

Wins on nightlife 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
16 hdaylight a day

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtMexico City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtMexico City
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-6
Emergency number112911
Elevation49 m2,240 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtMexico City
City population120,2279,209,944
People per km²2,0006,202
Museums within 10 km21108
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km56

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.