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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Pisa or Puerto Iguazu?

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 Pisa for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • beaches

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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. Pisa 58, Puerto Iguazu 5: Pisa leads by 53 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Puerto Iguazu 28: Pisa leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Puerto Iguazu 9: Pisa leads by 59 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Puerto Iguazu 14: Pisa leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Puerto Iguazu 33: Pisa leads by 59 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Puerto Iguazu 54: Pisa leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Puerto Iguazu 17: Pisa leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Puerto Iguazu 48: Pisa leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Puerto Iguazu 7: Pisa leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Puerto Iguazu 34: Pisa leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 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. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaPuerto Iguazu
Official languageItalianSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation4 m162 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaPuerto Iguazu
City population88,73754,903
People per km²479-
Museums within 10 km270
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.