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The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro, Paris
ParisThe Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro
White sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach, Pensacola
PensacolaWhite sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach

Photos: Paris by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Pensacola by Jason Meredith, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Paris or Pensacola?

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 Paris for

  • getting around
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Pensacola for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Pensacola’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. Paris 9, Pensacola 84: Pensacola leads by 75 points.
Food & drink. Paris 96, Pensacola 45: Paris leads by 51 points.
Culture & sights. Paris 97, Pensacola 45: Paris leads by 52 points.
Nightlife. Paris 80, Pensacola 42: Paris leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Paris 52, Pensacola 62: Pensacola leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Paris 92, Pensacola 45: Paris leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Paris 79, Pensacola 62: Paris leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Paris 88, Pensacola 18: Paris leads by 70 points.
Shopping & style. Paris 98, Pensacola 28: Paris leads by 70 points.
Affordability. Paris 25, Pensacola 44: Pensacola leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Paris 88, Pensacola 36: Paris leads by 52 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Paris 40, Pensacola 30: Paris leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Paris and Pensacola.

Your match

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

Paris
Best match
70match

Wins on getting around and shopping with your weighting.

Pensacola
45match

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.

Paris in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
58 mmrain in the month
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Pensacola in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
200 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ParisPensacola

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Paris: 1991-2020 normals, Paris-Montsouris (4.6 km from centre). Pensacola: 1991-2020 normals, Pensacola / Pleasant Grove (12.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureParisPensacola
Official languageFrench-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6, UTC-5 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation27 m31 m
Main airportCharles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)22 km from centre277 non-stop destinationsPensacola International Airport (PNS)6 km from centre27 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureParisPensacola
City population2,103,77854,312
People per km²19,960515
Museums within 10 km2515
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.