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Comares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra, Granada
GranadaComares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Granada by Jebulon, CC0; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Granada 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 Granada for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • wellness

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • shopping
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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. Granada 38, Philadelphia 36: Granada leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Granada and Philadelphia are level on 62.
Culture & sights. Granada 80, Philadelphia 72: Granada leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Granada 58, Philadelphia 55: Granada leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Granada 80, Philadelphia 52: Granada leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Granada 76, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Granada 52, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Granada 68, Philadelphia 66: Granada leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Granada 40, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Granada 63, Philadelphia 40: Granada leads by 23 points.
Live music & performing arts. Granada 58, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Granada 48, Philadelphia 26: Granada leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Granada and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Granada
Best match
60match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on shopping 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.

Granada in July

35 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
14 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. Granada: 1991-2020 normals, Granada / Caserío Hospicio (5 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGranadaPhiladelphia
Official languageSpanish-
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
Elevation693 m12 m
Main airportF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)16 km from centre13 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureGranadaPhiladelphia
City population233,9751,603,797
People per km²2,6594,339
Museums within 10 km2054
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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.