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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Maastricht or Zagreb?

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

  • shopping
  • wellness
  • day trips

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • prices
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Zagreb 55: Maastricht leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Zagreb 56: Maastricht leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Zagreb 60: Maastricht leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Zagreb 52: Maastricht leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Zagreb 70: Maastricht leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Zagreb 40: Maastricht leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Zagreb 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 Zagreb.

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 shopping and wellness with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on prices and live music and the arts 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MaastrichtZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtZagreb
Official languageDutchCroatian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation49 m127 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtZagreb
City population120,227767,131
People per km²2,000-
Museums within 10 km2127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50

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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. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.