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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Tangier?

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
  • getting around

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

Choose Tangier for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Tangier 58: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Tangier 57: Philadelphia leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Tangier 30: Philadelphia leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Tangier 55: Tangier leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Tangier 72: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Tangier 35: Philadelphia leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Tangier 40: Philadelphia leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Tangier 42: Philadelphia leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Tangier 76: Tangier leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Tangier 28: Philadelphia leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Tangier.

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.

Tangier
49match

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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 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). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaTangier
Official language-Arabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number911Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation12 m56 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaTangier
City population1,603,7971,275,428
People per km²4,3396,393
Museums within 10 km546
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.