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The Römer, the old city hall, Frankfurt
FrankfurtThe Römer, the old city hall
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Frankfurt by Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, cropped; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • wellness

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

Choose Tampa for

  • beaches
  • families
  • food and drink

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. Frankfurt 8, Tampa 70: Tampa leads by 62 points.
Food & drink. Frankfurt 52, Tampa 57: Tampa leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Frankfurt 60, Tampa 42: Frankfurt leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Frankfurt and Tampa are level on 52.
Nature & outdoors. Frankfurt 58, Tampa 55: Frankfurt leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Frankfurt 86, Tampa 54: Frankfurt leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Frankfurt 62, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Frankfurt 78, Tampa 22: Frankfurt leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Frankfurt 56, Tampa 40: Frankfurt leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Frankfurt 38, Tampa 40: Tampa leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Frankfurt 68, Tampa 47: Frankfurt leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Frankfurt 52, Tampa 30: Frankfurt leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Frankfurt and Tampa.

Your match

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

Frankfurt
Best match
56match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Tampa
49match

Wins on beaches 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.

Frankfurt in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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. Frankfurt: 1991-2020 normals, Frankfurt Westend (2 km from centre). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFrankfurtTampa
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 m30 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)13 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureFrankfurtTampa
City population760,656384,959
People per km²3,063848
Museums within 10 km536
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40
Swim season, months above 21 °C-8 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.