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The Atomium, Brussels
BrusselsThe Atomium
A lifeguard stand on South Beach, Miami
MiamiA lifeguard stand on South Beach

Photos: Brussels by Ettanghe, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Miami by Radomianin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Brussels or Miami?

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 Brussels for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Miami for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Miami’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. Brussels 18, Miami 90: Miami leads by 72 points.
Food & drink. Brussels and Miami are level on 72.
Culture & sights. Brussels 74, Miami 57: Brussels leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Brussels 60, Miami 82: Miami leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Brussels 45, Miami 64: Miami leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Brussels 89, Miami 42: Brussels leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Brussels 60, Miami 64: Miami leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Brussels 72, Miami 35: Brussels leads by 37 points.
Shopping & style. Brussels 62, Miami 71: Miami leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Brussels 40, Miami 27: Brussels leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Brussels 68, Miami 55: Brussels leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Brussels 33, Miami 44: Miami leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Brussels and Miami.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Brussels
58match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Miami
59match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Brussels in July

23 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Miami in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
186 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BrusselsMiami

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Brussels: 1991-2020 normals, Uccle (5.2 km from centre). Miami: 1991-2020 normals, Miami International Airport (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBrusselsMiami
Official languageFrench, German, Dutch-
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
Elevation70 m2 m
Main airportBrussels Airport (BRU)11 km from centre191 non-stop destinationsMiami International Airport (MIA)7 km from centre198 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBrusselsMiami
City population195,546442,241
People per km²5,9083,046
Museums within 10 km10617
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km100
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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.