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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Maastricht or Scottsdale?

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
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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 and Scottsdale are level on 8.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Scottsdale 46: Maastricht leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Scottsdale 38: Maastricht leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Scottsdale 50: Maastricht leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Scottsdale 20: Maastricht leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht and Scottsdale are level on 60.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Scottsdale 32: Maastricht leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht and Scottsdale are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Maastricht
Best match
52match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness and nightlife 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtScottsdale
Official languageDutch-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation49 m380 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtScottsdale
City population120,227241,361
People per km²2,000-
Museums within 10 km2110
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.