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Rice terraces and palms at Tegallalang, Ubud
UbudRice terraces and palms at Tegallalang
A chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain, Whistler
WhistlerA chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain

Photos: Ubud by Pinterpandai, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Whistler by Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Ubud 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 Ubud for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Whistler for

  • getting around
  • nightlife
  • families

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. Ubud 38, Whistler 30: Ubud leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Ubud 60, Whistler 40: Ubud leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Ubud 58, Whistler 20: Ubud leads by 38 points.
Nightlife. Ubud 15, Whistler 42: Whistler leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ubud 80, Whistler 97: Whistler leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Ubud 72, Whistler 30: Ubud leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Ubud 48, Whistler 68: Whistler leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Ubud 10, Whistler 68: Whistler leads by 58 points.
Shopping & style. Ubud 52, Whistler 30: Ubud leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Ubud 80, Whistler 12: Ubud leads by 68 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ubud 47, Whistler 15: Ubud leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ubud 96, Whistler 60: Ubud leads by 36 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ubud and Whistler.

Your match

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Ubud
Best match
55match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Whistler
43match

Wins on getting around 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.

Ubud in July

29 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
110 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
12 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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Where the figures come from

Ubud's temperatures are measured 29 km from the centre, at Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai.

Ubud's station stands 209 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Ubud 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.

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. Ubud: 1991-2020 normals, Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai (29 km from centre). Whistler: 1991-2020 normals, Whistler - Nesters (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureUbudWhistler
Official languageIndonesianFrench, English
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation210 m670 m
Main airportDenpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)29 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)104 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureUbudWhistler
City population-13,982
People per km²-58
Museums within 10 km141
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months-

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.