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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Rabelo boats on the Douro and the Ribeira, Porto
PortoRabelo boats on the Douro and the Ribeira

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Porto by Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Porto?

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
  • families
  • shopping

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

Choose Porto for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Porto’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, Porto 40: Porto leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Porto 70: Porto leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Porto 68: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Porto 65: Porto leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Porto 64: Porto leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Porto 79: Philadelphia leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Porto 52: Philadelphia leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia and Porto are level on 66.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Porto 52: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Porto 62: Porto leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Porto 52: Philadelphia leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Porto 34: Porto leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Porto.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Philadelphia
57match

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

Porto
59match

Wins on prices 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.

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

Porto in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
22 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PhiladelphiaPorto

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Porto: 1991-2020 normals, Porto / Serra Do Pilar (2.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaPorto
Official language-Portuguese
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m104 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsFrancisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)12 km from centre134 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaPorto
City population1,603,797273,476
People per km²4,3396,606
Museums within 10 km5442
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.