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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Pisa or Wilmington?

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 Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Wilmington 48: Pisa leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Wilmington 40: Pisa leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Pisa and Wilmington are level on 40.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Wilmington 58: Pisa leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Wilmington 45: Pisa leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Wilmington 28: Pisa leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Wilmington 33: Pisa leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Wilmington 42: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Wilmington 33: Pisa leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Wilmington.

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.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PisaWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaWilmington
City population88,737115,451
People per km²479839
Museums within 10 km272
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.