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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Angkor Wat beyond the palms of the causeway, Siem Reap
Siem ReapAngkor Wat beyond the palms of the causeway

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Siem Reap by allPhoto Bangkok, Pexels License.

Philadelphia or Siem Reap?

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
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Siem Reap for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Siem Reap’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, Siem Reap 5: Philadelphia leads by 31 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Siem Reap 45: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Siem Reap 88: Siem Reap leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Siem Reap 42: Philadelphia leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Siem Reap 40: Philadelphia leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Siem Reap 55: Philadelphia leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Siem Reap 35: Philadelphia leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Siem Reap 30: Philadelphia leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Siem Reap 38: Philadelphia leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Siem Reap 88: Siem Reap leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Siem Reap 32: Philadelphia leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Siem Reap 60: Siem Reap leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Siem Reap.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Siem Reap
47match

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

Siem Reap in July

30 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Siem Reap has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Siem Reap: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km.

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaSiem Reap
Official language-Khmer
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Riel (KHR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number911Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation12 m18 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsSiem Reap-Angkor International Airport (SAI)39 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaSiem Reap
City population1,603,797147,866
People per km²4,339-
Museums within 10 km546
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. Temperature and rainfall for destinations with no weather station are from the NASA POWER 2001-2020 climatology, derived from MERRA-2. 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.