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The SkyWheel by the beach, Myrtle Beach
Myrtle BeachThe SkyWheel by the beach
A chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain, Whistler
WhistlerA chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain

Photos: Myrtle Beach by The ed17, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Whistler by Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Myrtle Beach or Whistler?

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 Myrtle Beach for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Whistler for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Whistler’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. Myrtle Beach 84, Whistler 30: Myrtle Beach leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Myrtle Beach 38, Whistler 40: Whistler leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Myrtle Beach and Whistler are level on 20.
Nightlife. Myrtle Beach and Whistler are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Myrtle Beach 46, Whistler 97: Whistler leads by 51 points.
Day trips. Myrtle Beach 50, Whistler 30: Myrtle Beach leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Myrtle Beach 80, Whistler 68: Myrtle Beach leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Myrtle Beach 18, Whistler 68: Whistler leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Myrtle Beach 38, Whistler 30: Myrtle Beach leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Myrtle Beach 52, Whistler 12: Myrtle Beach leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Myrtle Beach 30, Whistler 15: Myrtle Beach leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Myrtle Beach 28, Whistler 60: Whistler leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Myrtle Beach and Whistler.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Myrtle Beach
44match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Whistler
43match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Myrtle Beach in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
172 mmrain in the month
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Whistler in July

25 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Myrtle BeachWhistler

Where the figures come from

Myrtle Beach has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Whistler has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Myrtle Beach: 1971-2000 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (5.5 km from centre). Whistler: 1991-2020 normals, Whistler - Nesters (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMyrtle BeachWhistler
Official language-French, English
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation8 m670 m
Main airportMyrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)5 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)104 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMyrtle BeachWhistler
City population35,68213,982
People per km²59158
Museums within 10 km21
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C6 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.