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Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city
The Christuskirche among palms, Windhoek
WindhoekThe Christuskirche among palms

Photos: Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Windhoek by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Scottsdale or Windhoek?

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 Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Windhoek for

  • prices
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Windhoek’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. Scottsdale 8, Windhoek 4: Scottsdale leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Scottsdale 46, Windhoek 36: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Scottsdale 38, Windhoek 30: Scottsdale leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Scottsdale 52, Windhoek 25: Scottsdale leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Scottsdale 68, Windhoek 52: Scottsdale leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Scottsdale 50, Windhoek 14: Scottsdale leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Scottsdale 60, Windhoek 30: Scottsdale leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Scottsdale 20, Windhoek 22: Windhoek leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Scottsdale 60, Windhoek 30: Scottsdale leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Scottsdale 32, Windhoek 62: Windhoek leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Scottsdale 40, Windhoek 18: Scottsdale leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Scottsdale 72, Windhoek 30: Scottsdale leads by 42 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Scottsdale and Windhoek.

Your match

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

Scottsdale
Best match
46match

Wins on wellness and day trips with your weighting.

Windhoek
29match

Wins on prices 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.

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Windhoek in July

22 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ScottsdaleWindhoek

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre). Windhoek: 1991-2020 normals, Windhoek (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureScottsdaleWindhoek
Official language-English
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Namibia Dollar (NAD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7UTC+2
Emergency number911112
Elevation380 m1,650 m
Main airportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinationsHosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)41 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureScottsdaleWindhoek
City population241,361486,169
People per km²-95
Museums within 10 km105
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.