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The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water
A chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain, Whistler
WhistlerA chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain

Photos: The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License; Whistler by Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

The Hague or Whistler?

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
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Whistler for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Whistler’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, Whistler 30: The Hague leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. The Hague 48, Whistler 40: The Hague leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. The Hague 66, Whistler 20: The Hague leads by 46 points.
Nightlife. The Hague 38, Whistler 42: Whistler leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. The Hague 52, Whistler 97: Whistler leads by 45 points.
Day trips. The Hague 86, Whistler 30: The Hague leads by 56 points.
Good for families. The Hague 72, Whistler 68: The Hague leads by 4 points.
Getting around. The Hague 78, Whistler 68: The Hague leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. The Hague 55, Whistler 30: The Hague leads by 25 points.
Affordability. The Hague 35, Whistler 12: The Hague leads by 23 points.
Live music & performing arts. The Hague 58, Whistler 15: The Hague leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. The Hague 45, Whistler 60: Whistler 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 Whistler.

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.

Whistler
43match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness 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

Whistler in July

25 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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The HagueWhistler

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.

Whistler 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). Whistler: 1991-2020 normals, Whistler - Nesters (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThe HagueWhistler
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 m670 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)104 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureThe HagueWhistler
City population548,32013,982
People per km²5,58958
Museums within 10 km541
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.