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Praia Mole in Florianopolis, Florianopolis
FlorianopolisPraia Mole in Florianopolis
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Florianopolis by Papa Pic, CC0; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Florianopolis or Xi'an?

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 Florianopolis for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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. Florianopolis 85, Xi'an 4: Florianopolis leads by 81 points.
Food & drink. Florianopolis 58, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Florianopolis 33, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 48 points.
Nightlife. Florianopolis 60, Xi'an 42: Florianopolis leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Florianopolis 78, Xi'an 62: Florianopolis leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Florianopolis 50, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Florianopolis 60, Xi'an 48: Florianopolis leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Florianopolis 28, Xi'an 66: Xi'an leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Florianopolis 33, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Florianopolis 60, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Florianopolis 28, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Florianopolis 45, Xi'an 40: Florianopolis leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Florianopolis and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Florianopolis
52match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Xi'an
Best match
55match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Florianopolis in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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. Florianopolis: 1991-2020 normals, Florianopolis (1.7 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFlorianopolisXi'an
Official languagePortuguesePutonghua
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCN60 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation3 m405 m
Main airportHercílio Luz International Airport (FLN)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureFlorianopolisXi'an
City population587,48612,952,907
People per km²8701,283
Museums within 10 km119
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.