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The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro, Paris
ParisThe Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Paris by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Paris or Scottsdale?

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
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Paris leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Paris 96, Scottsdale 46: Paris leads by 50 points.
Culture & sights. Paris 97, Scottsdale 38: Paris leads by 59 points.
Nightlife. Paris 80, Scottsdale 52: Paris leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Paris 52, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Paris 92, Scottsdale 50: Paris leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Paris 79, Scottsdale 60: Paris leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Paris 88, Scottsdale 20: Paris leads by 68 points.
Shopping & style. Paris 98, Scottsdale 60: Paris leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Paris 25, Scottsdale 32: Scottsdale leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Paris 88, Scottsdale 40: Paris leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Paris 40, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Paris and Scottsdale.

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 culture and sights with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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
16 hdaylight a day

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ParisScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Paris: 1991-2020 normals, Paris-Montsouris (4.6 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureParisScottsdale
Official languageFrench-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation27 m380 m
Main airportCharles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)22 km from centre277 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureParisScottsdale
City population2,103,778241,361
People per km²19,960-
Museums within 10 km25110
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.