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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Pisa or Strasbourg?

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

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • prices

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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, Strasbourg 10: Pisa leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Pisa and Strasbourg are level on 40.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa and Strasbourg are level on 62.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Strasbourg 80: Pisa leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Strasbourg 44: Pisa leads by 11 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Strasbourg 56: Strasbourg leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Pisa
57match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on live music and the arts 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

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PisaStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaStrasbourg
Official languageItalianFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation4 m132 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaStrasbourg
City population88,737293,771
People per km²4793,752
Museums within 10 km2721
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.