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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Pisa or Scottsdale?

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

  • getting around
  • beaches
  • day trips

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Pisa leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Scottsdale 46: Pisa leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Scottsdale 38: Pisa leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Scottsdale 50: Pisa leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Scottsdale 20: Pisa leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Scottsdale 32: Pisa leads by 23 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Scottsdale 40: Scottsdale leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and beaches with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness and shopping 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PisaScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaScottsdale
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation4 m380 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaScottsdale
City population88,737241,361
People per km²479-
Museums within 10 km2710
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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.