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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Maastricht or Thessaloniki?

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

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • shopping

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 47 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Thessaloniki 73: Thessaloniki leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Thessaloniki 74: Maastricht leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Thessaloniki 50: Maastricht leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Thessaloniki 60: Maastricht leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Thessaloniki 50: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Thessaloniki 52: Thessaloniki leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Thessaloniki 33: Maastricht leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Thessaloniki.

Your match

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

Maastricht
52match

Wins on wellness and getting around with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

Wins on beaches 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtThessaloniki
Official languageDutchGreek
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation49 m6 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtThessaloniki
City population120,227309,617
People per km²2,00016,042
Museums within 10 km2132
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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.