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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige

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

Philadelphia or Verona?

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

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

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

Choose Verona for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Verona’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, Verona 44: Verona leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Verona 66: Verona leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Verona 76: Verona leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Verona 37: Philadelphia leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Verona 65: Verona leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Verona 92: Verona leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Verona 66: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Verona 68: Verona leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Verona 52: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Verona 46: Verona leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Verona 66: Philadelphia leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Verona 48: Verona leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Verona.

Your match

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

Philadelphia
57match

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

Verona
Best match
61match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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

Verona in July

30 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
10 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). Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaVerona
Official language-Italian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m59 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaVerona
City population1,603,797255,588
People per km²4,3391,285
Museums within 10 km5418
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15

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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.