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The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

The Hague or Xi'an?

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

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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, Xi'an 4: The Hague leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. The Hague 48, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. The Hague 66, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. The Hague 38, Xi'an 42: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. The Hague 52, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 10 points.
Day trips. The Hague 86, Xi'an 80: The Hague leads by 6 points.
Good for families. The Hague 72, Xi'an 48: The Hague leads by 24 points.
Getting around. The Hague 78, Xi'an 66: The Hague leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. The Hague 55, Xi'an 50: The Hague leads by 5 points.
Affordability. The Hague 35, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. The Hague 58, Xi'an 40: The Hague leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. The Hague 45, Xi'an 40: The Hague 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 Xi'an.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

The Hague
56match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices 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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 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). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThe HagueXi'an
Official languageDutchPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation1 m405 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureThe HagueXi'an
City population548,32012,952,907
People per km²5,5891,283
Museums within 10 km549
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.