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Colourful houses along the Inn, Innsbruck
InnsbruckColourful houses along the Inn
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Innsbruck by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Innsbruck 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 Innsbruck for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • getting around

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink
  • shopping

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. Innsbruck 20, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Innsbruck 40, Philadelphia 62: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Innsbruck 58, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Innsbruck 38, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Innsbruck 96, Philadelphia 52: Innsbruck leads by 44 points.
Day trips. Innsbruck 72, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Innsbruck 62, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Innsbruck 78, Philadelphia 66: Innsbruck leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Innsbruck 38, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Innsbruck 38, Philadelphia 40: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Innsbruck 45, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Innsbruck 45, Philadelphia 26: Innsbruck leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Innsbruck and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Innsbruck
53match

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

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on live music and the arts and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Innsbruck in July

26 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
129 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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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InnsbruckPhiladelphia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Innsbruck: 1991-2020 normals, Innsbruck-Flughafen (3.3 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureInnsbruckPhiladelphia
Official languageGerman, Austrian Sign Language-
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
Elevation574 m12 m
Main airportInnsbruck Airport (INN)4 km from centre40 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureInnsbruckPhiladelphia
City population132,4991,603,797
People per km²1,2634,339
Museums within 10 km2854
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.