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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Pisa or Reykjavik?

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

  • day trips
  • prices
  • beaches

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Pisa leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Reykjavik 42: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Reykjavik 25: Pisa leads by 43 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Reykjavik 35: Pisa leads by 57 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Reykjavik 55: Pisa leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Reykjavik 25: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Reykjavik 6: Pisa leads by 49 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 43 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

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.

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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PisaReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaReykjavik
Official languageItalianIcelandic
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC
Emergency number112112
Elevation4 m8 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaReykjavik
City population88,737138,772
People per km²479569
Museums within 10 km2723
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 monthsNone

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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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.