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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The church of San Francisco under a blue sky, Quito
QuitoThe church of San Francisco under a blue sky

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Quito by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Quito?

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

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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

Choose Quito for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Quito’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, Quito 5: Philadelphia leads by 31 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Quito 54: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Quito 77: Quito leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Quito 40: Philadelphia leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Quito 86: Quito leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Quito 55: Philadelphia leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Quito 32: Philadelphia leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Quito 45: Philadelphia leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Quito 40: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Quito 78: Quito leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Quito 38: Philadelphia leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Quito 44: Quito leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Quito.

Your match

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

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

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

Quito
50match

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
15 hdaylight a day

Quito in July

18 °Cdaytime high
5 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Quito's station stands 208 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Quito: 1961-1990 normals, Izobamba-Santa Catalina (16.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaQuito
Official language-Spanish, Shuar, Northern Quichua
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC-5
Emergency number911911
Elevation12 m2,850 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsMariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)20 km from centre22 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaQuito
City population1,603,7971,763,275
People per km²4,3394,735
Museums within 10 km5416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.