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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

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

Philadelphia or Toulouse?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Philadelphia leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Toulouse 64: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Toulouse 72: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Toulouse 62: Philadelphia leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Toulouse 50: Philadelphia leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Toulouse 58: Philadelphia leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Toulouse 27: Toulouse leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

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

Toulouse
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices 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

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PhiladelphiaToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaToulouse
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 m115 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaToulouse
City population1,603,797514,819
People per km²4,3394,352
Museums within 10 km5424
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.