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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License.

Oslo or The Hague?

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 Oslo for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • nightlife

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

Choose The Hague for

  • day trips
  • prices
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on The Hague’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. Oslo 36, The Hague 38: The Hague leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Oslo 55, The Hague 48: Oslo leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Oslo and The Hague are level on 66.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, The Hague 38: Oslo leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, The Hague 52: Oslo leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, The Hague 86: The Hague leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, The Hague 72: The Hague leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, The Hague 78: Oslo leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo 50, The Hague 55: The Hague leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Oslo 14, The Hague 35: The Hague leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, The Hague 58: Oslo leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, The Hague 45: Oslo leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Oslo and The Hague.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Oslo
56match

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

The Hague
56match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

The Hague 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.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloThe Hague
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiDutch
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110112
Elevation23 m1 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsloThe Hague
City population717,710548,320
People per km²-5,589
Museums within 10 km6054
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km04
Swim season, months above 21 °CNoneNone

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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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.