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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Philadelphia or Strasbourg?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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, Strasbourg 10: Philadelphia leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Strasbourg 70: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Strasbourg 40: Philadelphia leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Strasbourg 62: Strasbourg leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia and Strasbourg are level on 80.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Strasbourg 66: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Strasbourg 52: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Strasbourg 44: Strasbourg leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Strasbourg 56: Philadelphia leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Strasbourg.

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 beaches and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on wellness and getting around 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

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaStrasbourg
Official language-French
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m132 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaStrasbourg
City population1,603,797293,771
People per km²4,3393,752
Museums within 10 km5421
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.