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The Centro Civico and its clock tower, Bariloche
BarilocheThe Centro Civico and its clock tower
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Bariloche by Maclemo, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Bariloche or Philadelphia?

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 Bariloche for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • prices

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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. Bariloche 27, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Bariloche 44, Philadelphia 62: Philadelphia leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Bariloche 27, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Bariloche 33, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bariloche 94, Philadelphia 52: Bariloche leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Bariloche 38, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Bariloche 55, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Bariloche 44, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Bariloche 33, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Bariloche 46, Philadelphia 40: Bariloche leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bariloche 27, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bariloche 40, Philadelphia 26: Bariloche leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bariloche and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Bariloche
42match

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

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Bariloche in July

8 °Cdaytime high
-1 °Cnight-time low
132 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 hdaylight a day

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BarilochePhiladelphia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bariloche: 1991-2020 normals, Bariloche Aerodrome (11.2 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBarilochePhiladelphia
Official languageSpanish-
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911911
Elevation794 m12 m
Main airportTeniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (BRC)12 km from centre17 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBarilochePhiladelphia
City population136,3811,603,797
People per km²6194,339
Museums within 10 km354
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.