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Avignon or Cusco?

Two destinations compared in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities. Weight what matters to you and the verdict follows.

The Palais des Papes and the cathedral, Avignon
Avignon

Photo: BlueBreezeWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped

The Plaza de Armas with the cathedral and La Compañía, Cusco
Cusco

Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped

Your match

Avignon
✓ Best match
53
match

Wins on live music and the arts and families with your weighting.

Cusco
49
match

Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders. The match scores above update as you do.

Scoreboard

Our verdict on each category, scored 0 to 100 against fixed benchmark cities.

AvignonCusco
Beaches & swimming. Avignon leads by 19 points.19
Food & drink. Avignon leads by 1 points.1
Culture & sights. Cusco leads by 12 points.12
Nightlife. Cusco leads by 12 points.12
Nature & outdoors. Cusco leads by 16 points.16
Day trips. Avignon leads by 14 points.14
Good for families. Avignon leads by 35 points.35
Getting around. Avignon leads by 14 points.14
Shopping & style. Cusco leads by 14 points.14
Affordability. Cusco leads by 29 points.29
Live music & performing arts. Avignon leads by 38 points.38
Wellness & relaxation. Avignon leads by 2 points.2
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Avignon and Cusco.

When should you go?

Pick the month you can travel and see both cities side by side. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Climate figures for July
JulyAvignonCusco
Daytime high31 °C20 °C
Night-time low19 °C1 °C
Rainfall in the month34 mm5 mm
Sunshine12 hours a dayNo figure
Daylight15 hours a day11 hours a day

The whole year

Each row is shaded against that destination’s own year, so the deepest cell is its best month for that figure and the palest its weakest. Shades are not comparable between the two rows.

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Daytime high, °C
Avignon
11
13
17
19
24
28
31
31
26
21
15
12
Cusco
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
20
Rainfall, mm
Avignon
65
40
44
64
58
44
34
47
111
90
97
57
Cusco
159
133
106
36
7
3
5
6
17
50
78
127
Daylight, hours per day
Avignon
9
10
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
9
Cusco
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
Sunshine, hours per day
Avignon
5
6
8
8
10
11
12
11
9
6
5
4
Cusco
No sunshine record

Where the figures come from

Avignon's temperatures are measured 34 km from the centre, at Nimes / Courbessac.

Avignon's sunshine is measured 65 km from the centre, at Marseille / Marignane.

Cusco's station stands 151 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Avignon: 1991-2020 normals, Nimes / Courbessac (34 km from centre). Cusco: 1991-2020 normals, Cuzco (3.7 km from centre).

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Before you go

MeasureAvignonCusco
Official languageFrenchSpanish, Aymara, Quechua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Sol (PEN)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5
Emergency number112111 or 911
Elevation10 m3,399 m
Main airportMarseille Provence Airport (MRS)65 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsAlejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)5 km from centre6 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAvignonCusco
City population92,188428,450
People per km²1,420-
Museums within 10 km1111
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km62

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. 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. Typical fares from Travelpayouts (Aviasales data). Route-level air passenger statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 and flight figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-27. Typical prices can be up to 7 days old. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.