Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Whistler by Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, cropped.
Perth 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 Perth for
- beaches
- live music and the arts
- culture and sights
What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’s own page.
Choose Whistler for
- nature and the outdoors
- wellness
- getting around
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.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Whistler.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on beaches and live music and the arts with your weighting.
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.
Perth in July
Whistler in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
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. Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre). Whistler: 1991-2020 normals, Whistler - Nesters (1.1 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Perth | Whistler |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | English | French, English |
| Currency | Australian Dollar (AUD) | Canadian Dollar (CAD) |
| Sockets | I230 V, 50 Hz | AB120 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Left | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+8 | UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer |
| Emergency number | 000 | 911 |
| Elevation | 2 m | 670 m |
| Main airport | Perth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations | Vancouver International Airport (YVR)104 km from centre109 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 11 days | 11 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Perth | Whistler |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 2,141,834 | 13,982 |
| People per km² | 334 | 58 |
| Museums within 10 km | 15 | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 1 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 5 months | - |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Perth or Whistler somewhere new.