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The church of La Compania under a blue sky, Arequipa
ArequipaThe church of La Compania under a blue sky
Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom

Photos: Arequipa by DocSlyper, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Arequipa or Orlando?

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 Arequipa for

  • getting around
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Orlando for

  • families
  • beaches
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Orlando’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. Arequipa 8, Orlando 42: Orlando leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Arequipa 66, Orlando 48: Arequipa leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Arequipa 64, Orlando 22: Arequipa leads by 42 points.
Nightlife. Arequipa 36, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Arequipa 74, Orlando 46: Arequipa leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Arequipa 30, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Arequipa 35, Orlando 98: Orlando leads by 63 points.
Getting around. Arequipa 54, Orlando 8: Arequipa leads by 46 points.
Shopping & style. Arequipa 44, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Arequipa 82, Orlando 36: Arequipa leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Arequipa 27, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Arequipa 34, Orlando 32: Arequipa leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Arequipa and Orlando.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Arequipa
46match

Wins on getting around and prices with your weighting.

Orlando
44match

Wins on families 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.

Arequipa in July

21 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hdaylight a day

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ArequipaOrlando

Where the figures come from

Arequipa's station stands 203 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Arequipa: 1991-2020 normals, Arequipa (9.2 km from centre). Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureArequipaOrlando
Official languageSpanish, Aymara, Quechua-
CurrencySol (PEN)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsABC220 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number111 or 911911
Elevation2,335 m34 m
Main airportRodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP)7 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre169 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureArequipaOrlando
City population1,008,290334,854
People per km²1,5511,086
Museums within 10 km311
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.