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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Pisa or Tromso?

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

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Pisa leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Tromso 36: Pisa leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Tromso 27: Pisa leads by 41 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Tromso 38: Pisa leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Tromso 14: Pisa leads by 78 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Tromso 45: Pisa leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Tromso 60: Pisa leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Tromso 15: Pisa leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Tromso 11: Pisa leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Tromso 32: Pisa leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Tromso 38: Pisa leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Tromso.

Your match

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

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PisaTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaTromso
Official languageItalianNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation4 m20 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaTromso
City population88,73779,943
People per km²47932
Museums within 10 km278
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 monthsNone

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.