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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Faro or Manila?

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

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Manila for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’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, Manila 12: Faro leads by 62 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Manila 64: Manila leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Manila 54: Manila leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Manila 64: Manila leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Manila 40: Faro leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Manila 42: Faro leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Manila 42: Faro leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Manila 26: Faro leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Manila 60: Manila leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Manila 77: Manila leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Manila 50: Manila leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Manila 40: Manila leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Manila.

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 beaches and getting around with your weighting.

Manila
48match

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

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FaroManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroManila
Official languagePortugueseEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112911
Elevation10 m9 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroManila
City population64,5601,902,590
People per km²31976,104
Museums within 10 km227
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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.