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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Plaza de España, Seville
SevillePlaza de España

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Seville by Tibor Kovacs, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Seville?

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

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Seville for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Seville’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, Seville 18: Philadelphia leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Seville 73: Seville leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Seville 82: Seville leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Seville 62: Seville leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia and Seville are level on 52.
Day trips. Philadelphia and Seville are level on 80.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Seville 55: Philadelphia leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Seville 72: Seville leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Seville 55: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Seville 58: Seville leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Seville 68: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Seville 40: Seville leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Seville.

Your match

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

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Seville
Best match
60match

Wins on prices 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
15 hdaylight a day

Seville in July

36 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
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). Seville: 1991-2020 normals, Sevilla / San Pablo (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaSeville
Official language-Spanish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m18 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsSeville Airport (SVQ)9 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaSeville
City population1,603,797689,423
People per km²4,3394,896
Museums within 10 km5424
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. 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.