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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Philadelphia or Valletta?

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
  • shopping
  • families

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Valletta 55: Philadelphia leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Valletta 46: Philadelphia leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Valletta 76: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Valletta 58: Philadelphia leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Valletta 62: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Valletta 38: Philadelphia leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Valletta 44: Philadelphia leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Valletta 32: Valletta leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Philadelphia
57match

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

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °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). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaValletta
Official language-English, Maltese
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m56 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaValletta
City population1,603,7975,197
People per km²4,3396,496
Museums within 10 km5416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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.