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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux for

  • food and drink
  • beaches
  • wellness

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • nightlife

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. Bordeaux 50, Philadelphia 36: Bordeaux leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Philadelphia 62: Bordeaux leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Philadelphia 52: Bordeaux leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Philadelphia 66: Bordeaux leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Philadelphia 40: Bordeaux leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 40, Philadelphia 26: Bordeaux leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Bordeaux
59match

Wins on food and drink and beaches with your weighting.

Philadelphia
57match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxPhiladelphia
Official languageFrench-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation1 m12 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxPhiladelphia
City population267,9911,603,797
People per km²5,4254,339
Museums within 10 km1854
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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