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The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water
A painted funicular on the hillside, Valparaiso
ValparaisoA painted funicular on the hillside

Photos: The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License; Valparaiso by Maclemo, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

The Hague or Valparaiso?

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

  • families
  • getting around
  • wellness

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

Choose Valparaiso for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Valparaiso’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, Valparaiso 36: The Hague leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. The Hague 48, Valparaiso 50: Valparaiso leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. The Hague 66, Valparaiso 62: The Hague leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. The Hague 38, Valparaiso 56: Valparaiso leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. The Hague 52, Valparaiso 60: Valparaiso leads by 8 points.
Day trips. The Hague 86, Valparaiso 63: The Hague leads by 23 points.
Good for families. The Hague 72, Valparaiso 33: The Hague leads by 39 points.
Getting around. The Hague 78, Valparaiso 44: The Hague leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. The Hague 55, Valparaiso 30: The Hague leads by 25 points.
Affordability. The Hague 35, Valparaiso 60: Valparaiso leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. The Hague 58, Valparaiso 38: The Hague leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. The Hague 45, Valparaiso 18: The Hague leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: The Hague and Valparaiso.

Your match

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

The Hague
Best match
56match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

Valparaiso
46match

Wins on prices 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

Valparaiso in July

15 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
71 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 °Csea
10 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.

Valparaiso 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. The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre). Valparaiso: 2010-2025 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Viña Del Mar / Montemar (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThe HagueValparaiso
Official languageDutchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Chilean Peso (CLP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCL220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-4, UTC-3 in summer
Emergency number112Police 133/134, ambulance 131, fire 132
Elevation1 m21 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)87 km from centre67 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureThe HagueValparaiso
City population548,320296,655
People per km²5,5896,180
Museums within 10 km5417
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41
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. 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.