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Fort Lovrijenac above the sea, Dubrovnik
DubrovnikFort Lovrijenac above the sea
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Dubrovnik by Natalia Semenova, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Dubrovnik 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 Dubrovnik for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Pisa for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • 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. Dubrovnik 74, Pisa 58: Dubrovnik leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Dubrovnik 47, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Dubrovnik 72, Pisa 68: Dubrovnik leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Dubrovnik 37, Pisa 40: Pisa leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dubrovnik 70, Pisa 62: Dubrovnik leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Dubrovnik 66, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Dubrovnik 50, Pisa 52: Pisa leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Dubrovnik 60, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Dubrovnik 25, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Dubrovnik 28, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 27 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dubrovnik 25, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dubrovnik 32, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dubrovnik and Pisa.

Your match

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

Dubrovnik
49match

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

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Dubrovnik in July

29 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
29 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
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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Where the figures come from

Dubrovnik has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Dubrovnik's sunshine is measured 83 km from the centre, at Mostar.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dubrovnik: 1999-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Dubrovnik / Cilipi (15.3 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDubrovnikPisa
Official languageCroatianItalian
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
Elevation10 m4 m
Main airportDubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (DBV)16 km from centre76 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureDubrovnikPisa
City population41,56288,737
People per km²-479
Museums within 10 km727
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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.