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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Maastricht or Perth?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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, Perth 86: Perth leads by 78 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht and Perth are level on 58.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Perth 42: Maastricht leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht and Perth are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Perth 72: Perth leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Perth 48: Maastricht leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Perth 74: Perth leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Perth 55: Maastricht leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Perth 44: Maastricht leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Perth 28: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Perth 50: Perth leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Perth 38: Maastricht leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Perth.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Maastricht
52match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Perth
53match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtPerth

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtPerth
Official languageDutchEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112000
Elevation49 m2 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtPerth
City population120,2272,141,834
People per km²2,000334
Museums within 10 km2115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.