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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

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

Pisa or Toulouse?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Pisa leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Toulouse 64: Pisa leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Toulouse 58: Pisa leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Toulouse 72: Pisa leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Toulouse 70: Pisa leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Toulouse 50: Toulouse leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Toulouse 46: Pisa leads by 9 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Toulouse 27: Pisa leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Toulouse
53match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PisaToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaToulouse
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 m115 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaToulouse
City population88,737514,819
People per km²4794,352
Museums within 10 km2724
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32
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.