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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The Great Mosque with the mountains behind, Tirana
TiranaThe Great Mosque with the mountains behind

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Tirana by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Tirana?

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
  • culture and sights
  • families

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

Choose Tirana for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tirana’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, Tirana 46: Tirana leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Tirana 57: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Tirana 42: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Tirana 58: Tirana leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Tirana 62: Tirana leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Tirana 64: Philadelphia leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Tirana 40: Philadelphia leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Tirana 54: Philadelphia leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Tirana 32: Philadelphia leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Tirana 76: Tirana leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Tirana 32: Philadelphia leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Tirana 27: Tirana leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Tirana.

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 culture and sights with your weighting.

Tirana
49match

Wins on prices and beaches 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

Tirana in July

31 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
43 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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PhiladelphiaTirana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Tirana: 1961-1990 normals, Tirana (3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaTirana
Official language-Albanian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Lek (ALL)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m110 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsTirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA)13 km from centre121 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaTirana
City population1,603,797389,323
People per km²4,3399,314
Museums within 10 km5411
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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.