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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Faro or Tampa?

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
  • day trips

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

Choose Tampa for

  • nightlife
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Tampa’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, Tampa 70: Faro leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Tampa 57: Tampa leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Tampa 42: Tampa leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Tampa 52: Tampa leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Tampa 55: Faro leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Tampa 54: Faro leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Tampa 22: Faro leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Tampa 40: Tampa leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Tampa 40: Faro leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Tampa 47: Tampa leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Tampa 30: Faro leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Tampa.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Faro
49match

Wins on getting around and prices with your weighting.

Tampa
49match

Wins on nightlife and families 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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroTampa
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 m30 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroTampa
City population64,560384,959
People per km²319848
Museums within 10 km26
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months8 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.