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Amalfi and its harbour below the cliff, Amalfi
AmalfiAmalfi and its harbour below the cliff
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Amalfi by Oleksandra Zelena, Pexels License; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Amalfi or Reykjavik?

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
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Amalfi leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Amalfi 48, Reykjavik 42: Amalfi leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Amalfi 36, Reykjavik 25: Amalfi leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Amalfi 12, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amalfi 82, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Amalfi 88, Reykjavik 35: Amalfi leads by 53 points.
Good for families. Amalfi 28, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Amalfi 48, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Amalfi 34, Reykjavik 25: Amalfi leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Amalfi 18, Reykjavik 6: Amalfi leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amalfi 22, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amalfi 32, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 56 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amalfi and Reykjavik.

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 beaches with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness 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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 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). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmalfiReykjavik
Official languageItalianIcelandic
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC
Emergency number112112
Elevation6 m8 m
Main airportNaples International Airport (NAP)38 km from centre131 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmalfiReykjavik
City population4,729138,772
People per km²830569
Museums within 10 km823
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 monthsNone

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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.