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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Philadelphia or Puerto Iguazu?

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
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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, Puerto Iguazu 5: Philadelphia leads by 31 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Puerto Iguazu 28: Philadelphia leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Puerto Iguazu 9: Philadelphia leads by 63 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Puerto Iguazu 14: Philadelphia leads by 41 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 43 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Puerto Iguazu 33: Philadelphia leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Puerto Iguazu 55: Philadelphia leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Puerto Iguazu 54: Philadelphia leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Puerto Iguazu 17: Philadelphia leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Puerto Iguazu 48: Puerto Iguazu leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Puerto Iguazu 7: Philadelphia leads by 65 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Puerto Iguazu 34: Puerto Iguazu leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on live music and the arts and culture and sights with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PhiladelphiaPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaPuerto Iguazu
Official language-Spanish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation12 m162 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaPuerto Iguazu
City population1,603,79754,903
People per km²4,339-
Museums within 10 km540
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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. 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.