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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Maastricht or Tromso?

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
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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 Tromso are level on 8.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Tromso 36: Maastricht leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Tromso 27: Maastricht leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Tromso 38: Maastricht leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Tromso 14: Maastricht leads by 63 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Tromso 45: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Tromso 60: Maastricht leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Tromso 15: Maastricht leads by 45 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Tromso 11: Maastricht leads by 27 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Tromso 32: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Tromso 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 Tromso.

Your match

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

Maastricht
Best match
52match

Wins on day trips and shopping with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtTromso
Official languageDutchNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation49 m20 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtTromso
City population120,22779,943
People per km²2,00032
Museums within 10 km218
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.