Photos: Rotterdam by Bas Geerlings, Pexels License; West Palm Beach by Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
Rotterdam or West Palm Beach?
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
- day trips
- culture and sights
What lies behind each score is written up on Rotterdam’s own page.
Choose West Palm Beach for
- beaches
- nature and the outdoors
- shopping
What lies behind each score is written up on West Palm Beach’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: Rotterdam and West Palm Beach.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.
Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors 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
West Palm Beach in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
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.
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). West Palm Beach: 1991-2020 normals, Palm Beach International (5.8 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Rotterdam | West Palm Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Dutch | - |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | US Dollar (USD) |
| Sockets | CF230 V, 50 Hz | AB120 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer |
| Emergency number | 112 | 911 |
| Elevation | 10 m | 6 m |
| Main airport | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)5 km from centre53 non-stop destinations | President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT)6 km from centre42 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 11 days | 11 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Rotterdam | West Palm Beach |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 664,311 | 117,415 |
| People per km² | 2,080 | 786 |
| Museums within 10 km | 40 | 4 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 5 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | None | 12 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Rotterdam or West Palm Beach somewhere new.