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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Split?

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
  • shopping
  • families

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

Choose Split for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Split’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, Split 75: Split leads by 39 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Split 57: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Split 66: Philadelphia leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Split 52: Philadelphia leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Split 77: Split leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Split 78: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Split 54: Philadelphia leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Split 67: Split leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Split 32: Philadelphia leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Split 45: Split leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Split 37: Philadelphia leads by 35 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Split 40: Split leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Split.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Philadelphia
57match

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

Split
57match

Wins on beaches 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
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). Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaSplit
Official language-Croatian
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 m0 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaSplit
City population1,603,797160,577
People per km²4,339-
Museums within 10 km5411
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.