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Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Perth or Wilmington?

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

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Perth leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Perth 58, Wilmington 48: Perth leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Perth 42, Wilmington 40: Perth leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Perth 42, Wilmington 40: Perth leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Perth 72, Wilmington 58: Perth leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Perth 48, Wilmington 45: Perth leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Perth 74, Wilmington 62: Perth leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Perth 55, Wilmington 28: Perth leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Perth 44, Wilmington 33: Perth leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Perth 28, Wilmington 42: Wilmington leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Perth 50, Wilmington 40: Perth leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Perth 38, Wilmington 33: Perth leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on 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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PerthWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePerthWilmington
Official languageEnglish-
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number000911
Elevation2 m9 m
Main airportPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePerthWilmington
City population2,141,834115,451
People per km²334839
Museums within 10 km152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months6 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.