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The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water
The red cable car above Wellington, Wellington
WellingtonThe red cable car above Wellington

Photos: The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License; Wellington by lumoplank, CC0.

The Hague or Wellington?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Wellington for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Wellington’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, Wellington 33: The Hague leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. The Hague 48, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. The Hague 66, Wellington 44: The Hague leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. The Hague 38, Wellington 45: Wellington leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. The Hague 52, Wellington 78: Wellington leads by 26 points.
Day trips. The Hague 86, Wellington 40: The Hague leads by 46 points.
Good for families. The Hague 72, Wellington 62: The Hague leads by 10 points.
Getting around. The Hague 78, Wellington 68: The Hague leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. The Hague 55, Wellington 42: The Hague leads by 13 points.
Affordability. The Hague 35, Wellington 33: The Hague leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. The Hague 58, Wellington 56: The Hague leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. The Hague 45, Wellington 30: The Hague leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: The Hague and Wellington.

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 culture and sights with your weighting.

Wellington
49match

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

Wellington in July

12 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 °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.

Wellington's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Paraparaumu Aerodrome.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre). Wellington: 1961-1990 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Wellington Aerodrome Aws (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThe HagueWellington
Official languageDutchEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation1 m0 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsWellington International Airport (WLG)5 km from centre20 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureThe HagueWellington
City population548,320216,200
People per km²5,589487
Museums within 10 km5412
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.