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The Römer, the old city hall, Frankfurt
FrankfurtThe Römer, the old city hall
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Frankfurt by Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, cropped; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

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. Frankfurt 8, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Frankfurt 52, Philadelphia 62: Philadelphia leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Frankfurt 60, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Frankfurt 52, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Frankfurt 58, Philadelphia 52: Frankfurt leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Frankfurt 86, Philadelphia 80: Frankfurt leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Frankfurt 62, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Frankfurt 78, Philadelphia 66: Frankfurt leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Frankfurt 56, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Frankfurt 38, Philadelphia 40: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Frankfurt 68, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Frankfurt 52, Philadelphia 26: Frankfurt leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Frankfurt and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Frankfurt
56match

Wins on wellness and getting around with your weighting.

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on beaches 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.

Frankfurt in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Frankfurt: 1991-2020 normals, Frankfurt Westend (2 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFrankfurtPhiladelphia
Official languageGerman-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation101 m12 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)13 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureFrankfurtPhiladelphia
City population760,6561,603,797
People per km²3,0634,339
Museums within 10 km5354
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.