Photos: San Sebastian by Guérin Nicolas, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Taipei by Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
San Sebastian or Taipei?
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 San Sebastian for
- beaches
- day trips
What lies behind each score is written up on San Sebastian’s own page.
Choose Taipei for
- prices
- shopping
- wellness
What lies behind each score is written up on Taipei’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: San Sebastian and Taipei.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.
Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
San Sebastian in July
Taipei in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
San Sebastian's station stands 252 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.
Taipei 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. San Sebastian: 1991-2020 normals, San Sebastian / Igueldo (6.1 km from centre). Taipei: 1992-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Sungshan / Taipei (3.5 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | San Sebastian | Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Spanish | Taiwanese Sign Language, Amis, Taiwanese Hokkien, Rukai, Bunun, Kanakanavu, Standard Taiwanese Mandarin, Paiwan, Yami, Atayal, Saaroa, Kavalan, Tsou, Seediq, Puyuma, Saisiyat, Sakizaya, Taiwanese Hakka, Truku, Matsu dialect, Kinmen dialect, Wuqiu dialect |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) |
| Sockets | CF230 V, 50 Hz | AB110 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | UTC+8 |
| Emergency number | 112 | 110 or 112 or 119 |
| Elevation | 6 m | 10 m |
| Main airport | San Sebastián Airport (EAS)16 km from centre11 non-stop destinations | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)33 km from centre |
| Public holidays this year | 13 days | - |
By the numbers
| Measure | San Sebastian | Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 189,866 | 2,429,429 |
| People per km² | 3,118 | 8,938 |
| Museums within 10 km | 14 | 69 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 3 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 2 months | 8 months |
Where else could you go?
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