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The fountain in Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa
GenoaThe fountain in Piazza De Ferrari
A lifeguard stand on South Beach, Miami
MiamiA lifeguard stand on South Beach

Photos: Genoa by Faber1893, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Miami by Radomianin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Genoa or Miami?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • prices

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

Choose Miami for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Miami’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, Miami 90: Miami leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Genoa and Miami are level on 72.
Culture & sights. Genoa 76, Miami 57: Genoa leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Genoa 42, Miami 82: Miami leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Genoa 78, Miami 64: Genoa leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Genoa 83, Miami 42: Genoa leads by 41 points.
Good for families. Genoa and Miami are level on 64.
Getting around. Genoa 66, Miami 35: Genoa leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Genoa 48, Miami 71: Miami leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Genoa 55, Miami 27: Genoa leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Genoa 52, Miami 55: Miami leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Genoa 35, Miami 44: Miami leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Genoa and Miami.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Genoa
61match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Miami
59match

Wins on nightlife 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.

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

Miami in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
186 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
14 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). Miami: 1991-2020 normals, Miami International Airport (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenoaMiami
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation20 m2 m
Main airportGenoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)7 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsMiami International Airport (MIA)7 km from centre198 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenoaMiami
City population558,745442,241
People per km²2,3253,046
Museums within 10 km5117
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
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.