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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Castle Square and the Royal Castle, Warsaw
WarsawCastle Square and the Royal Castle

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Warsaw by Raymond Petrik, Pexels License.

Philadelphia or Warsaw?

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

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Warsaw for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Warsaw’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, Warsaw 12: Philadelphia leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Warsaw 60: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Warsaw 70: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Warsaw 66: Warsaw leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Warsaw 47: Philadelphia leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Warsaw 52: Philadelphia leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Warsaw 62: Philadelphia leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Warsaw 72: Warsaw leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Warsaw 55: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Warsaw 64: Warsaw leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Warsaw 63: Philadelphia leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Warsaw 35: Warsaw leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Warsaw.

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 day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Warsaw
55match

Wins on prices and nightlife 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

Warsaw in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
16 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). Warsaw: 1991-2020 normals, Warszawa-Okecie (7.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaWarsaw
Official language-Polish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Zloty (PLN)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m118 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsWarsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)8 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaWarsaw
City population1,603,7971,862,402
People per km²4,3393,601
Museums within 10 km54117
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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.