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Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Orlando or Xi'an?

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 Orlando for

  • families
  • beaches
  • shopping

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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. Orlando 42, Xi'an 4: Orlando leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Orlando 48, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Orlando 22, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 59 points.
Nightlife. Orlando 40, Xi'an 42: Xi'an leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Orlando 46, Xi'an 62: Xi'an leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Orlando 58, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Orlando 98, Xi'an 48: Orlando leads by 50 points.
Getting around. Orlando 8, Xi'an 66: Xi'an leads by 58 points.
Shopping & style. Orlando 58, Xi'an 50: Orlando leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Orlando 36, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Orlando and Xi'an are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Orlando 32, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Orlando and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Orlando
44match

Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.

Xi'an
Best match
55match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 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. Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOrlandoXi'an
Official language-Putonghua
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number911Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation34 m405 m
Main airportOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre169 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureOrlandoXi'an
City population334,85412,952,907
People per km²1,0861,283
Museums within 10 km119
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.