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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The Space Needle behind Pier 70, Seattle
SeattleThe Space Needle behind Pier 70

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Seattle by Caio, Pexels License.

Maastricht or Seattle?

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
  • prices
  • getting around

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

Choose Seattle for

  • live music and the arts
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Seattle’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, Seattle 30: Seattle leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Seattle 66: Seattle leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Seattle 50: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Seattle 55: Seattle leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Seattle 87: Seattle leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Seattle 55: Maastricht leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Seattle 64: Seattle leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Seattle 60: Maastricht leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Seattle 52: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Seattle 22: Maastricht leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Seattle 70: Seattle leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Seattle 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 Seattle.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Maastricht
52match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Seattle
54match

Wins on live music and the arts 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Seattle in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
15 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtSeattle

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Seattle: 1991-2020 normals, Seattle-Tacoma Airport (17.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtSeattle
Official languageDutch-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation49 m40 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsSeattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)18 km from centre135 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtSeattle
City population120,227737,015
People per km²2,0001,996
Museums within 10 km2127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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