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Amalfi and its harbour below the cliff, Amalfi
AmalfiAmalfi and its harbour below the cliff
The church of San Estanislao at Altos de Chavón, La Romana
La RomanaThe church of San Estanislao at Altos de Chavón

Photos: Amalfi by Oleksandra Zelena, Pexels License; La Romana by Edgar El, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Amalfi or La Romana?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose La Romana for

  • prices
  • families
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on La Romana’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, La Romana 84: La Romana leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Amalfi 48, La Romana 38: Amalfi leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Amalfi 36, La Romana 24: Amalfi leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Amalfi 12, La Romana 30: La Romana leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amalfi 82, La Romana 62: Amalfi leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Amalfi 88, La Romana 52: Amalfi leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Amalfi 28, La Romana 56: La Romana leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Amalfi 48, La Romana 24: Amalfi leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Amalfi 34, La Romana 28: Amalfi leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Amalfi 18, La Romana 50: La Romana leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amalfi 22, La Romana 17: Amalfi leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amalfi 32, La Romana 44: La Romana leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amalfi and La Romana.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Amalfi
43match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

La Romana
42match

Wins on prices and families 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

La Romana in July

32 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
28 °Csea
13 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.

La Romana's temperatures are measured 65 km from the centre, at Punta Cana.

La Romana 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). La Romana: 1993-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Punta Cana (65.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmalfiLa Romana
Official languageItalianSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dominican Peso (DOP)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB110 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-4
Emergency number112911
Elevation6 m10 m
Main airportNaples International Airport (NAP)38 km from centre131 non-stop destinationsCasa De Campo International Airport (LRM)7 km from centre13 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmalfiLa Romana
City population4,729139,238
People per km²830512
Museums within 10 km80
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
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. 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.