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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The red cable car above Wellington, Wellington
WellingtonThe red cable car above Wellington

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Wellington by lumoplank, CC0.

Maastricht or Wellington?

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
  • wellness
  • shopping

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

Choose Wellington for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Wellington’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, Wellington 33: Wellington leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Wellington 44: Maastricht leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Wellington 45: Wellington leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Wellington 78: Wellington leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Wellington 40: Maastricht leads by 37 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Wellington 68: Maastricht leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Wellington 42: Maastricht leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Wellington 33: Maastricht leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Wellington 56: Wellington leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Wellington 30: Maastricht leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Wellington.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Wellington
49match

Wins on beaches 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

Wellington in July

12 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Wellington's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Paraparaumu Aerodrome.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Wellington: 1961-1990 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Wellington Aerodrome Aws (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtWellington
Official languageDutchEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation49 m0 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsWellington International Airport (WLG)5 km from centre20 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtWellington
City population120,227216,200
People per km²2,000487
Museums within 10 km2112
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.