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The skyline and yachts on the canals, Fort Lauderdale
Fort LauderdaleThe skyline and yachts on the canals
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Fort Lauderdale by KeanoManu, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Manila for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

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. Fort Lauderdale 88, Manila 12: Fort Lauderdale leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Fort Lauderdale 47, Manila 64: Manila leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Fort Lauderdale 28, Manila 54: Manila leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Fort Lauderdale 52, Manila 64: Manila leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fort Lauderdale 62, Manila 40: Fort Lauderdale leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Fort Lauderdale 58, Manila 42: Fort Lauderdale leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Fort Lauderdale 66, Manila 42: Fort Lauderdale leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Fort Lauderdale 32, Manila 26: Fort Lauderdale leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Fort Lauderdale 52, Manila 60: Manila leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Fort Lauderdale 32, Manila 77: Manila leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fort Lauderdale 42, Manila 50: Manila leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fort Lauderdale and Manila are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fort Lauderdale and Manila.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Fort Lauderdale
50match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Fort Lauderdale in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
166 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Fort LauderdaleManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fort Lauderdale: 1991-2020 normals, Fort Lauderdale (7.1 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFort LauderdaleManila
Official language-English, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number911911
Elevation11 m9 m
Main airportFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)7 km from centre136 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureFort LauderdaleManila
City population182,7601,902,590
People per km²1,82976,104
Museums within 10 km627
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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). 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.