Photos: Palermo by Antonino Giangrasso, Pexels License; San Juan by Mohan Nannapaneni, Pexels License.
Palermo or San Juan?
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 Palermo for
- day trips
- prices
- culture and sights
What lies behind each score is written up on Palermo’s own page.
Choose San Juan for
- families
- nightlife
- wellness
What lies behind each score is written up on San Juan’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Palermo and San Juan.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.
Wins on families and nightlife with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Palermo in July
San Juan in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Palermo has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Palermo's sunshine is measured 67 km from the centre, at Ustica.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Palermo: 1991-2020 (sunshine 1961-1990) normals, Palermo / Punta Raisi (24.1 km from centre). San Juan: 1991-2020 normals, San Juan / Int., Puerto Rico (12.8 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Palermo | San Juan |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Italian | Spanish, English |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | US Dollar (USD) |
| Sockets | CFL230 V, 50 Hz | AB120 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer | UTC-4 |
| Emergency number | 112 | 911 |
| Elevation | 14 m | 3 m |
| Main airport | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO)25 km from centre106 non-stop destinations | Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)12 km from centre59 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 13 days | 21 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Palermo | San Juan |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 630,167 | 342,259 |
| People per km² | 3,924 | 2,847 |
| Museums within 10 km | 42 | 18 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 1 | 1 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 5 months | 12 months |
Where else could you go?
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