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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Pisa or Valletta?

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
  • getting around
  • wellness

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Pisa and Valletta are level on 55.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Valletta 56: Pisa leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Valletta 76: Pisa leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Valletta 62: Pisa leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa and Valletta are level on 38.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Valletta 50: Pisa leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Valletta 44: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Valletta 32: Pisa leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Pisa
57match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights 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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PisaValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaValletta
Official languageItalianEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation4 m56 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaValletta
City population88,7375,197
People per km²4796,496
Museums within 10 km2716
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months6 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.