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The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

The Hague or Tromso?

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 The Hague for

  • day trips
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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. The Hague 38, Tromso 8: The Hague leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. The Hague 48, Tromso 36: The Hague leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. The Hague 66, Tromso 27: The Hague leads by 39 points.
Nightlife. The Hague and Tromso are level on 38.
Nature & outdoors. The Hague 52, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 40 points.
Day trips. The Hague 86, Tromso 14: The Hague leads by 72 points.
Good for families. The Hague 72, Tromso 45: The Hague leads by 27 points.
Getting around. The Hague 78, Tromso 60: The Hague leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. The Hague 55, Tromso 15: The Hague leads by 40 points.
Affordability. The Hague 35, Tromso 11: The Hague leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. The Hague 58, Tromso 32: The Hague leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. The Hague 45, Tromso 38: The Hague leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: The Hague and Tromso.

Your match

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

The Hague
Best match
56match

Wins on day trips and shopping with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on 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.

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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The HagueTromso

Where the figures come from

The Hague 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.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThe HagueTromso
Official languageDutchNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation1 m20 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureThe HagueTromso
City population548,32079,943
People per km²5,58932
Museums within 10 km548
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40
Swim season, months above 21 °CNoneNone

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.