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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Geneva or Wilmington?

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 Geneva for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • shopping

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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. Geneva 45, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Wilmington 48: Geneva leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Wilmington 40: Geneva leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Wilmington 58: Geneva leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Wilmington 45: Geneva leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Wilmington 28: Geneva leads by 58 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Wilmington 33: Geneva leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Wilmington 42: Wilmington leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Wilmington 40: Geneva leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Wilmington 33: Geneva leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on prices 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.

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GenevaWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaWilmington
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, Romansh-
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation403 m9 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaWilmington
City population211,152115,451
People per km²13,280839
Museums within 10 km342
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.