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Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Perth 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 Perth for

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Pisa for

  • day trips
  • prices
  • 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. Perth 86, Pisa 58: Perth leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Perth 58, Pisa 55: Perth leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Perth 42, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Perth 42, Pisa 40: Perth leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Perth 72, Pisa 62: Perth leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Perth 48, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Perth 74, Pisa 52: Perth leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Perth 55, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Perth 44, Pisa 38: Perth leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Perth 28, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 27 points.
Live music & performing arts. Perth 50, Pisa 38: Perth leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Perth 38, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Pisa.

Your match

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

Perth
53match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips 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.

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePerthPisa
Official languageEnglishItalian
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number000112
Elevation2 m4 m
Main airportPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasurePerthPisa
City population2,141,83488,737
People per km²334479
Museums within 10 km1527
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months4 months

Where else could you go?

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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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.