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The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja
The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water

Photos: Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License; The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License.

Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

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

Choose The Hague for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

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. Reykjavik 12, The Hague 38: The Hague leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Reykjavik 42, The Hague 48: The Hague leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Reykjavik 25, The Hague 66: The Hague leads by 41 points.
Nightlife. Reykjavik 45, The Hague 38: Reykjavik leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Reykjavik 92, The Hague 52: Reykjavik leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Reykjavik 35, The Hague 86: The Hague leads by 51 points.
Good for families. Reykjavik 55, The Hague 72: The Hague leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Reykjavik 55, The Hague 78: The Hague leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Reykjavik 25, The Hague 55: The Hague leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Reykjavik 6, The Hague 35: The Hague leads by 29 points.
Live music & performing arts. Reykjavik 45, The Hague 58: The Hague leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Reykjavik 88, The Hague 45: Reykjavik leads by 43 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Reykjavik and The Hague.

Your match

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

Reykjavik
44match

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

The Hague
Best match
56match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 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. Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre). The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureReykjavikThe Hague
Official languageIcelandicDutch
CurrencyIceland Krona (ISK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTCUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation8 m1 m
Main airportKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureReykjavikThe Hague
City population138,772548,320
People per km²5695,589
Museums within 10 km2354
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.