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The Qasr al-Farid tomb at Hegra near AlUla, AlUla
AlUlaThe Qasr al-Farid tomb at Hegra near AlUla
Amalfi and its harbour below the cliff, Amalfi
AmalfiAmalfi and its harbour below the cliff

Photos: AlUla by Richard.hargas, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Amalfi by Oleksandra Zelena, Pexels License.

AlUla or Amalfi?

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 AlUla for

  • culture and sights
  • wellness
  • families

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

Choose Amalfi for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Amalfi’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. AlUla 3, Amalfi 64: Amalfi leads by 61 points.
Food & drink. AlUla 28, Amalfi 48: Amalfi leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. AlUla 70, Amalfi 36: AlUla leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. AlUla 5, Amalfi 12: Amalfi leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. AlUla 72, Amalfi 82: Amalfi leads by 10 points.
Day trips. AlUla 20, Amalfi 88: Amalfi leads by 68 points.
Good for families. AlUla 35, Amalfi 28: AlUla leads by 7 points.
Getting around. AlUla 15, Amalfi 48: Amalfi leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. AlUla 15, Amalfi 34: Amalfi leads by 19 points.
Affordability. AlUla and Amalfi are level on 18.
Live music & performing arts. AlUla 28, Amalfi 22: AlUla leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. AlUla 45, Amalfi 32: AlUla leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: AlUla and Amalfi.

Your match

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

AlUla
30match

Wins on culture and sights and wellness with your weighting.

Amalfi
Best match
43match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

AlUla in July

43 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Amalfi in July

31 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
28 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

AlUla 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.

Amalfi's temperatures are measured 65 km from the centre, at Grazzanise.

Amalfi 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. AlUla: 2010-2025 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Alula / Al ‘Ulá (23.7 km from centre). Amalfi: 1991-2020 normals, Grazzanise (64.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlUlaAmalfi
Official languageArabicItalian
CurrencySaudi Riyal (SAR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG60 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112 or 911112
Elevation692 m6 m
Main airportAl-Ula International Airport (ULH)24 km from centre8 non-stop destinationsNaples International Airport (NAP)38 km from centre131 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlUlaAmalfi
City population32,4134,729
People per km²-830
Museums within 10 km28
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.