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Amalfi and its harbour below the cliff, Amalfi
AmalfiAmalfi and its harbour below the cliff
The Petronas Twin Towers from KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala LumpurThe Petronas Twin Towers from KLCC Park

Photos: Amalfi by Oleksandra Zelena, Pexels License; Kuala Lumpur by Brownc, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Amalfi or Kuala Lumpur?

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 Amalfi for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Kuala Lumpur for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Kuala Lumpur’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. Amalfi 64, Kuala Lumpur 12: Amalfi leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Amalfi 48, Kuala Lumpur 82: Kuala Lumpur leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Amalfi 36, Kuala Lumpur 57: Kuala Lumpur leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Amalfi 12, Kuala Lumpur 54: Kuala Lumpur leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amalfi 82, Kuala Lumpur 47: Amalfi leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Amalfi 88, Kuala Lumpur 52: Amalfi leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Amalfi 28, Kuala Lumpur 64: Kuala Lumpur leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Amalfi 48, Kuala Lumpur 57: Kuala Lumpur leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Amalfi 34, Kuala Lumpur 66: Kuala Lumpur leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Amalfi 18, Kuala Lumpur 75: Kuala Lumpur leads by 57 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amalfi 22, Kuala Lumpur 42: Kuala Lumpur leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amalfi 32, Kuala Lumpur 44: Kuala Lumpur leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amalfi and Kuala Lumpur.

Your match

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Amalfi
43match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Kuala Lumpur
Best match
54match

Wins on prices 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.

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

Kuala Lumpur in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
139 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
30 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

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.

Kuala Lumpur's temperatures are measured 46 km from the centre, at Sepang/KL International Airport.

Kuala Lumpur 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. Amalfi: 1991-2020 normals, Grazzanise (64.7 km from centre). Kuala Lumpur: 1991-2020 normals, Sepang/KL International Airport (46.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmalfiKuala Lumpur
Official languageItalianMalay
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112999
Elevation6 m50 m
Main airportNaples International Airport (NAP)38 km from centre131 non-stop destinationsKuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)45 km from centre146 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAmalfiKuala Lumpur
City population4,7299,000,280
People per km²83036,932
Museums within 10 km825
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 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). 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.