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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia for

  • live music and the arts
  • shopping
  • families

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

Choose Pisa for

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • prices

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. Philadelphia 36, Pisa 58: Pisa leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Pisa 55: Philadelphia leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Pisa 68: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Pisa 40: Philadelphia leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Pisa 62: Pisa leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Pisa 52: Philadelphia leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Pisa 38: Philadelphia leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Pisa 38: Philadelphia leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Pisa.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on live music and the arts and shopping with your weighting.

Pisa
57match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaPisa
Official language-Italian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m4 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaPisa
City population1,603,79788,737
People per km²4,339479
Museums within 10 km5427
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.