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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Pisa or Tampa?

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
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tampa for

  • families
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tampa’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, Tampa 70: Tampa leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Tampa 57: Tampa leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Tampa 42: Pisa leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Tampa 52: Tampa leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Tampa 55: Pisa leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Tampa 54: Pisa leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Tampa 22: Pisa leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Tampa 40: Tampa leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Tampa 40: Pisa leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Tampa 47: Tampa leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Tampa 30: Pisa leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Tampa.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Tampa
49match

Wins on families and beaches 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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 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). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaTampa
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation4 m30 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaTampa
City population88,737384,959
People per km²479848
Museums within 10 km276
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months8 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.