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The cathedral from the gardens, Malaga
MalagaThe cathedral from the gardens
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Malaga by Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Malaga 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 Malaga for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Pisa for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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. Malaga 77, Pisa 58: Malaga leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Malaga 68, Pisa 55: Malaga leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Malaga 65, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Malaga 62, Pisa 40: Malaga leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Malaga 73, Pisa 62: Malaga leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Malaga 87, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Malaga 70, Pisa 52: Malaga leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Malaga 70, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Malaga 55, Pisa 38: Malaga leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Malaga and Pisa are level on 55.
Live music & performing arts. Malaga 45, Pisa 38: Malaga leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Malaga 42, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Malaga and Pisa.

Your match

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

Malaga
Best match
64match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Pisa
57match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Malaga in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 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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MalagaPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Malaga: 1991-2020 normals, Malaga / Aeropuerto (8.2 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMalagaPisa
Official languageSpanishItalian
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
Elevation18 m4 m
Main airportMálaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP)8 km from centre166 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMalagaPisa
City population599,06388,737
People per km²1,517479
Museums within 10 km3227
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months4 months

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Malaga or Pisa somewhere new.

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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. 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.