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The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water
Gastown, Vancouver
VancouverGastown

Photos: The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License; Vancouver by Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

The Hague or Vancouver?

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
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose Vancouver for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Vancouver’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, Vancouver 42: Vancouver leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. The Hague 48, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. The Hague 66, Vancouver 42: The Hague leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. The Hague 38, Vancouver 42: Vancouver leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. The Hague 52, Vancouver 97: Vancouver leads by 45 points.
Day trips. The Hague 86, Vancouver 45: The Hague leads by 41 points.
Good for families. The Hague and Vancouver are level on 72.
Getting around. The Hague 78, Vancouver 73: The Hague leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. The Hague and Vancouver are level on 55.
Affordability. The Hague 35, Vancouver 27: The Hague leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. The Hague 58, Vancouver 52: The Hague leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. The Hague 45, Vancouver 50: Vancouver leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: The Hague and Vancouver.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

The Hague
56match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

Vancouver
56match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and food and drink 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

Vancouver in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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The HagueVancouver

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). Vancouver: 1991-2020 normals, Vancouver Harbour CS (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThe HagueVancouver
Official languageDutchFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation1 m2 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureThe HagueVancouver
City population548,320662,248
People per km²5,5895,759
Museums within 10 km5426
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.