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Florence and the Arno, Florence
FlorenceFlorence and the Arno
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Florence by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Florence or Philadelphia?

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 Florence for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • wellness

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • families
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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. Florence 14, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Florence 74, Philadelphia 62: Florence leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Florence 94, Philadelphia 72: Florence leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Florence 42, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Florence 58, Philadelphia 52: Florence leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Florence 98, Philadelphia 80: Florence leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Florence 45, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Florence 78, Philadelphia 66: Florence leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Florence 72, Philadelphia 57: Florence leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Florence 35, Philadelphia 40: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Florence 58, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Florence 42, Philadelphia 26: Florence leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Florence and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Florence
59match

Wins on culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Florence in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
37 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Florence has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Florence's sunshine is measured 71 km from the centre, at Pisa / S. Giusto.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Florence: 1995-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Firenze / Peretola (5.6 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFlorencePhiladelphia
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation50 m12 m
Main airportFlorence Airport, Peretola (FLR)6 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureFlorencePhiladelphia
City population360,9301,603,797
People per km²3,5284,339
Museums within 10 km14154
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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. 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.