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The cathedral from the gardens, Malaga
MalagaThe cathedral from the gardens
Gastown, Vancouver
VancouverGastown

Photos: Malaga by Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vancouver by Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Malaga or Vancouver?

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 Malaga for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Vancouver for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Vancouver’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. Malaga 77, Vancouver 42: Malaga leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Malaga 68, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Malaga 65, Vancouver 42: Malaga leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Malaga 62, Vancouver 42: Malaga leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Malaga 73, Vancouver 97: Vancouver leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Malaga 87, Vancouver 45: Malaga leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Malaga 70, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Malaga 70, Vancouver 73: Vancouver leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Malaga and Vancouver are level on 55.
Affordability. Malaga 55, Vancouver 27: Malaga leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Malaga 45, Vancouver 52: Vancouver leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Malaga 42, Vancouver 50: Vancouver leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Malaga and Vancouver.

Your match

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

Malaga
Best match
64match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Vancouver
56match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Malaga in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Vancouver in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Malaga: 1991-2020 normals, Malaga / Aeropuerto (8.2 km from centre). Vancouver: 1991-2020 normals, Vancouver Harbour CS (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMalagaVancouver
Official languageSpanishFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation18 m2 m
Main airportMálaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP)8 km from centre166 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMalagaVancouver
City population599,063662,248
People per km²1,5175,759
Museums within 10 km3226
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 monthsNone

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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. 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.