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Amalfi and its harbour below the cliff, Amalfi
AmalfiAmalfi and its harbour below the cliff
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Amalfi by Oleksandra Zelena, Pexels License; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Amalfi or Manila?

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 Manila for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’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, Manila 12: Amalfi leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Amalfi 48, Manila 64: Manila leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Amalfi 36, Manila 54: Manila leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Amalfi 12, Manila 64: Manila leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amalfi 82, Manila 40: Amalfi leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Amalfi 88, Manila 42: Amalfi leads by 46 points.
Good for families. Amalfi 28, Manila 42: Manila leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Amalfi 48, Manila 26: Amalfi leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Amalfi 34, Manila 60: Manila leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Amalfi 18, Manila 77: Manila leads by 59 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amalfi 22, Manila 50: Manila leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amalfi 32, Manila 40: Manila leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amalfi and Manila.

Your match

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

Amalfi
43match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Manila
Best match
48match

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

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °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.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amalfi: 1991-2020 normals, Grazzanise (64.7 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmalfiManila
Official languageItalianEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112911
Elevation6 m9 m
Main airportNaples International Airport (NAP)38 km from centre131 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmalfiManila
City population4,7291,902,590
People per km²83076,104
Museums within 10 km827
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.