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The fountain in Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa
GenoaThe fountain in Piazza De Ferrari
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Genoa by Faber1893, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Genoa 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 Genoa for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Manila for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • shopping

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. Genoa 62, Manila 12: Genoa leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Genoa 72, Manila 64: Genoa leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Genoa 76, Manila 54: Genoa leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Genoa 42, Manila 64: Manila leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Genoa 78, Manila 40: Genoa leads by 38 points.
Day trips. Genoa 83, Manila 42: Genoa leads by 41 points.
Good for families. Genoa 64, Manila 42: Genoa leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Genoa 66, Manila 26: Genoa leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Genoa 48, Manila 60: Manila leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Genoa 55, Manila 77: Manila leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Genoa 52, Manila 50: Genoa leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Genoa 35, Manila 40: Manila leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Genoa and Manila.

Your match

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

Genoa
Best match
61match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Manila
48match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Genoa in July

27 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Genoa has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Genoa's sunshine is measured 80 km from the centre, at Capo Mele.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Genoa: 1991-2020 normals, Genova / Sestri (6.7 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenoaManila
Official languageItalianEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112911
Elevation20 m9 m
Main airportGenoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)7 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenoaManila
City population558,7451,902,590
People per km²2,32576,104
Museums within 10 km5127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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). 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.