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The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water
The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia
ValenciaThe City of Arts and Sciences

Photos: The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License; Valencia by Francesco Ungaro, Pexels License.

The Hague or Valencia?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • wellness

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

Choose Valencia for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Valencia’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, Valencia 78: Valencia leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. The Hague 48, Valencia 74: Valencia leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. The Hague 66, Valencia 68: Valencia leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. The Hague 38, Valencia 66: Valencia leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. The Hague 52, Valencia 60: Valencia leads by 8 points.
Day trips. The Hague 86, Valencia 70: The Hague leads by 16 points.
Good for families. The Hague 72, Valencia 75: Valencia leads by 3 points.
Getting around. The Hague 78, Valencia 76: The Hague leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. The Hague 55, Valencia 57: Valencia leads by 2 points.
Affordability. The Hague 35, Valencia 57: Valencia leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. The Hague 58, Valencia 55: The Hague leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. The Hague 45, Valencia 42: The Hague leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: The Hague and Valencia.

Your match

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

The Hague
56match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Valencia
Best match
65match

Wins on beaches and nightlife 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

Valencia in July

30 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
7 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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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). Valencia: 1991-2020 normals, Valencia (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThe HagueValencia
Official languageDutchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation1 m15 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsValencia Airport (VLC)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureThe HagueValencia
City population548,320840,792
People per km²5,5896,242
Museums within 10 km5445
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone5 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). 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. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.