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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
The skyline and yachts on the canals, Fort Lauderdale
Fort LauderdaleThe skyline and yachts on the canals

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Fort Lauderdale by KeanoManu, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Faro or Fort Lauderdale?

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 Faro for

  • getting around
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Fort Lauderdale for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Fort Lauderdale’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. Faro 74, Fort Lauderdale 88: Fort Lauderdale leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Fort Lauderdale 47: Faro leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Fort Lauderdale 28: Faro leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Fort Lauderdale 52: Fort Lauderdale leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro and Fort Lauderdale are level on 62.
Day trips. Faro 64, Fort Lauderdale 58: Faro leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Fort Lauderdale 66: Fort Lauderdale leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Fort Lauderdale 32: Faro leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Fort Lauderdale 52: Fort Lauderdale leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Fort Lauderdale 32: Faro leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Fort Lauderdale 42: Fort Lauderdale leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Fort Lauderdale 40: Fort Lauderdale leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Fort Lauderdale.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Faro
49match

Wins on getting around and prices with your weighting.

Fort Lauderdale
50match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Faro in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Fort Lauderdale in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
166 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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FaroFort Lauderdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Fort Lauderdale: 1991-2020 normals, Fort Lauderdale (7.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroFort Lauderdale
Official languagePortuguese-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation10 m11 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)7 km from centre136 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroFort Lauderdale
City population64,560182,760
People per km²3191,829
Museums within 10 km26
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months12 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. 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. 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.