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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Pisa or Tangier?

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
  • families

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

Choose Tangier for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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, Tangier 50: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Tangier 58: Tangier leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Tangier 57: Pisa leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Tangier 30: Pisa leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Tangier 55: Pisa leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Tangier 72: Pisa leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Tangier 35: Pisa leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Tangier 40: Pisa leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Tangier 42: Tangier leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Tangier 76: Tangier leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Tangier 28: Pisa leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Tangier.

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.

Tangier
49match

Wins on prices and wellness 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

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °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). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaTangier
Official languageItalianArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation4 m56 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaTangier
City population88,7371,275,428
People per km²4796,393
Museums within 10 km276
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months3 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.