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Erasmus Bridge and the skyline, Rotterdam
RotterdamErasmus Bridge and the skyline
Bell Rock outside Sedona, Sedona
SedonaBell Rock outside Sedona

Photos: Rotterdam by Bas Geerlings, Pexels License; Sedona by dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Rotterdam or Sedona?

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 Rotterdam for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Sedona for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Sedona’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. Rotterdam 27, Sedona 16: Rotterdam leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Rotterdam 52, Sedona 33: Rotterdam leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Rotterdam 58, Sedona 20: Rotterdam leads by 38 points.
Nightlife. Rotterdam 52, Sedona 8: Rotterdam leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Rotterdam 44, Sedona 93: Sedona leads by 49 points.
Day trips. Rotterdam 85, Sedona 55: Rotterdam leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Rotterdam 66, Sedona 42: Rotterdam leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Rotterdam 78, Sedona 22: Rotterdam leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Rotterdam 55, Sedona 34: Rotterdam leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Rotterdam 38, Sedona 18: Rotterdam leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Rotterdam 58, Sedona 13: Rotterdam leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Rotterdam 42, Sedona 82: Sedona leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Rotterdam and Sedona.

Your match

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

Rotterdam
Best match
55match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Sedona
36match

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.

Rotterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Sedona in July

34 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
51 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rotterdam 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.

Rotterdam's sunshine is measured 52 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Sedona's station stands 153 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.

Sedona 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. Rotterdam: 1993-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Rotterdam Airport Zestienhoven (3.9 km from centre). Sedona: 2009-2025 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Sedona / West Sedona (1.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureRotterdamSedona
Official languageDutch-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation10 m1,319 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)5 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)160 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureRotterdamSedona
City population664,3119,684
People per km²2,080195
Museums within 10 km400
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

Where else could you go?

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