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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Toledo by Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Toledo?

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
  • nightlife
  • beaches

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

Choose Toledo for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Toledo’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, Toledo 5: Philadelphia leads by 31 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Toledo 40: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Toledo 79: Toledo leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Toledo 22: Philadelphia leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Toledo 40: Philadelphia leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Toledo 78: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Toledo 45: Philadelphia leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Toledo 64: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Toledo 32: Philadelphia leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Toledo 58: Toledo leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Toledo 22: Philadelphia leads by 50 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Toledo 30: Toledo leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Toledo.

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 nightlife with your weighting.

Toledo
43match

Wins on prices and culture and sights 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

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
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). Toledo: 1991-2020 normals, Toledo (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaToledo
Official language-Spanish
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 m523 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaToledo
City population1,603,79787,216
People per km²4,339376
Museums within 10 km5413
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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.