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The beach with the bay and the skyline behind, Acapulco
AcapulcoThe beach with the bay and the skyline behind
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Acapulco by Felicia Navarrete, Pexels License; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Acapulco or Pisa?

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 Acapulco for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Pisa for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Pisa’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. Acapulco 80, Pisa 58: Acapulco leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Acapulco and Pisa are level on 55.
Culture & sights. Acapulco 28, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. Acapulco 64, Pisa 40: Acapulco leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Acapulco 50, Pisa 62: Pisa leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Acapulco 15, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 77 points.
Good for families. Acapulco 45, Pisa 52: Pisa leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Acapulco 30, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 46 points.
Shopping & style. Acapulco 32, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Acapulco 74, Pisa 55: Acapulco leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Acapulco 26, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Acapulco 32, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Acapulco and Pisa.

Your match

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

Acapulco
44match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Acapulco in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
226 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AcapulcoPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Acapulco: 1991-2020 normals, Acapulco, Gro. (5.9 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAcapulcoPisa
Official languageSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec MayaItalian
CurrencyMexican Peso (MXN)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB127 V, 60 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation18 m4 m
Main airportGeneral Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA)18 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAcapulcoPisa
City population658,60988,737
People per km²350479
Museums within 10 km327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months4 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.