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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Faro 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 Faro for

  • beaches
  • families
  • prices

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

Choose Pisa for

  • culture and sights
  • 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. Faro 74, Pisa 58: Faro leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Pisa 40: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro and Pisa are level on 62.
Day trips. Faro 64, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Pisa 52: Faro leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Pisa 55: Faro leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Pisa.

Your match

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

Faro
49match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

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

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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FaroPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroPisa
Official languagePortugueseItalian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation10 m4 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroPisa
City population64,56088,737
People per km²319479
Museums within 10 km227
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.