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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Maastricht 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 Maastricht for

  • shopping
  • wellness
  • food and drink

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

Choose Pisa for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • day trips

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. Maastricht 8, Pisa 58: Pisa leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Pisa 55: Maastricht leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Pisa 40: Maastricht leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Pisa 62: Pisa leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Pisa 52: Maastricht leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Pisa 38: Maastricht leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Pisa 38: Maastricht leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Pisa 45: Maastricht leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Pisa.

Your match

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

Maastricht
52match

Wins on shopping and wellness with your weighting.

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches 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.

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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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MaastrichtPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtPisa
Official languageDutchItalian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation49 m4 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtPisa
City population120,22788,737
People per km²2,000479
Museums within 10 km2127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km53
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.