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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Cadiz 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 Cadiz for

  • beaches
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

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

Choose Pisa for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

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. Cadiz 80, Pisa 58: Cadiz leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Pisa 55: Cadiz leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Pisa 40: Cadiz leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Pisa 62: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Pisa 52: Cadiz leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Pisa 55: Cadiz leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Pisa 38: Cadiz leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Pisa.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

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

Pisa
57match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Cadiz in July

28 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 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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CadizPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizPisa
Official languageSpanishItalian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m4 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizPisa
City population109,95088,737
People per km²9,087479
Museums within 10 km1127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months4 months

Where else could you go?

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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. 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.