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The fountain on Plaza Mayor, Lima
LimaThe fountain on Plaza Mayor
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Lima by James C., CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Lima or Pisa?

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 Lima for

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • prices

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

Choose Pisa for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Pisa’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. Lima 42, Pisa 58: Pisa leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Lima 88, Pisa 55: Lima leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Lima 66, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Lima 62, Pisa 40: Lima leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lima 45, Pisa 62: Pisa leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Lima 34, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Lima 42, Pisa 52: Pisa leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Lima 35, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 41 points.
Shopping & style. Lima 52, Pisa 38: Lima leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Lima 70, Pisa 55: Lima leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Lima 53, Pisa 38: Lima leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lima 25, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Lima and Pisa.

Your match

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

Lima
51match

Wins on food and drink and nightlife with your weighting.

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Lima in July

19 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
1 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
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. Lima: 1991-2020 normals, Lima-Callao / Aerop. Internacional Jorgechavez (10.9 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLimaPisa
Official languageSpanish, Aymara, QuechuaItalian
CurrencySol (PEN)Euro (EUR)
SocketsABC220 V, 60 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111 or 911112
Elevation154 m4 m
Main airportJorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)9 km from centre61 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureLimaPisa
City population9,943,80088,737
People per km²3,721479
Museums within 10 km4727
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C2 months4 months

Where else could you go?

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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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.