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Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Perth 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 Perth for

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • nightlife

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. Perth 86, Scottsdale 8: Perth leads by 78 points.
Food & drink. Perth 58, Scottsdale 46: Perth leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Perth 42, Scottsdale 38: Perth leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Perth 42, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Perth 72, Scottsdale 68: Perth leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Perth 48, Scottsdale 50: Scottsdale leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Perth 74, Scottsdale 60: Perth leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Perth 55, Scottsdale 20: Perth leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Perth 44, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Perth 28, Scottsdale 32: Scottsdale leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Perth 50, Scottsdale 40: Perth leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Perth 38, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and getting around with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness and shopping 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
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. Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePerthScottsdale
Official languageEnglish-
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC-7
Emergency number000911
Elevation2 m380 m
Main airportPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePerthScottsdale
City population2,141,834241,361
People per km²334-
Museums within 10 km1510
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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. 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. 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.