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The cathedral of Santa Marta, Santa Marta
Santa MartaThe cathedral of Santa Marta
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Santa Marta by Oliver H, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Santa Marta or Strasbourg?

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 Santa Marta for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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. Santa Marta 70, Strasbourg 10: Santa Marta leads by 60 points.
Food & drink. Santa Marta 44, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Santa Marta 34, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Santa Marta 50, Strasbourg 40: Santa Marta leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Santa Marta 84, Strasbourg 62: Santa Marta leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Santa Marta 38, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Santa Marta 40, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Santa Marta 38, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 41 points.
Shopping & style. Santa Marta 27, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Santa Marta 80, Strasbourg 44: Santa Marta leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Santa Marta 17, Strasbourg 56: Strasbourg leads by 39 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Santa Marta 30, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Santa Marta and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Santa Marta
46match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Strasbourg
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Santa Marta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Santa MartaStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Santa Marta: 1991-2020 normals, Santa Marta / Simon Bolivar (11.9 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSanta MartaStrasbourg
Official languageSpanishFrench
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number123112
Elevation8 m132 m
Main airportSimón Bolívar International Airport (SMR)13 km from centre6 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSanta MartaStrasbourg
City population505,915293,771
People per km²1,7233,752
Museums within 10 km321
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months-

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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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.