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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The Warrior on a Horse, Macedonia Square, Skopje
SkopjeThe Warrior on a Horse, Macedonia Square

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Skopje by George M. Groutas, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Skopje?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Skopje for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Skopje’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, Skopje 6: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Skopje 52: Philadelphia leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Skopje 56: Philadelphia leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Skopje 42: Philadelphia leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Skopje 70: Skopje leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Skopje 56: Philadelphia leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Skopje 35: Philadelphia leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Skopje 45: Philadelphia leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Skopje 40: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Skopje 80: Skopje leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Skopje 38: Philadelphia leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Skopje 27: Skopje leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Skopje.

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 families with your weighting.

Skopje
46match

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

Skopje in July

32 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
31 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Skopje has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Skopje's sunshine is measured 68 km from the centre, at Stip.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Skopje: 1991-2020 (sunshine 1961-1990) normals, Skopje-Petrovec (18.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaSkopje
Official language-Albanian, Macedonian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Denar (MKD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m251 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsSkopje International Airport (SKP)16 km from centre52 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaSkopje
City population1,603,797422,540
People per km²4,339739
Museums within 10 km5417
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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.