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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Bordeaux or Pisa?

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
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Pisa for

  • day trips
  • prices
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Pisa’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, Pisa 58: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Pisa 55: Bordeaux leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux and Pisa are level on 68.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Pisa 40: Bordeaux leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Pisa 62: Pisa leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Pisa 52: Bordeaux leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux and Pisa are level on 76.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Pisa 38: Bordeaux leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Pisa 38: Bordeaux leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 40, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux and Pisa.

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 shopping with your weighting.

Pisa
57match

Wins on day trips and prices 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BordeauxPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxPisa
Official languageFrenchItalian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation1 m4 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxPisa
City population267,99188,737
People per km²5,425479
Museums within 10 km1827
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. 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 figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.