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Faro or Kathmandu?

Two destinations compared in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities. Weight what matters to you and the verdict follows.

A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
Faro

Photo: Efrem Efre, Pexels License

Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
Kathmandu

Photo: Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped

Your match

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Faro
49
match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Kathmandu
48
match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders. The match scores above update as you do.

Scoreboard

Our verdict on each category, scored 0 to 100 against fixed benchmark cities.

FaroKathmandu
Beaches & swimming. Faro leads by 70 points.70
Food & drink. Kathmandu leads by 7 points.7
Culture & sights. Kathmandu leads by 47 points.47
Nightlife. Kathmandu leads by 4 points.4
Nature & outdoors. Kathmandu leads by 8 points.8
Day trips. Faro leads by 8 points.8
Good for families. Faro leads by 40 points.40
Getting around. Faro leads by 35 points.35
Shopping & style. Kathmandu leads by 20 points.20
Affordability. Kathmandu leads by 37 points.37
Live music & performing arts. Faro leads by 2 points.2
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu leads by 12 points.12
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Kathmandu.

When should you go?

Pick the month you can travel and see both cities side by side. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Climate figures for July
JulyFaroKathmandu
Daytime high29 °C29 °C
Night-time low20 °C20 °C
Rainfall in the month1 mm384 mm
Sunshine12 hours a day4 hours a day
Sea temperature21 °CNo sea
Daylight14 hours a day14 hours a day

The whole year

Each row is shaded against that destination’s own year, so the deepest cell is its best month for that figure and the palest its weakest. Shades are not comparable between the two rows.

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Daytime high, °C
Faro
16
17
19
21
24
27
29
29
26
23
19
17
Kathmandu
19
22
26
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
23
20
Sea temperature, °C
Faro
17
16
16
17
18
20
21
22
21
21
19
17
Kathmandu
No coastline within reach
Rainfall, mm
Faro
55
39
44
40
23
6
1
5
28
57
75
102
Kathmandu
16
23
37
57
113
260
384
317
211
48
7
10
Daylight, hours per day
Faro
10
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
11
10
10
Kathmandu
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
Sunshine, hours per day
Faro
6
6
8
9
10
12
12
11
9
8
6
6
Kathmandu
6
6
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
7
7
7

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

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Before you go

MeasureFaroKathmandu
Official languagePortugueseNepali
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+5:45
Emergency number112Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation10 m1,300 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureFaroKathmandu
City population64,560845,767
People per km²31917,121
Museums within 10 km29
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months-

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. 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. Typical fares from Travelpayouts (Aviasales data). Route-level air passenger statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 and flight figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-27. Typical prices can be up to 7 days old. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.