Photos: Puerto Princesa by Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Ubud by Pinterpandai, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.
Puerto Princesa or Ubud?
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 Puerto Princesa for
- beaches
- getting around
- nightlife
What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Princesa’s own page.
Choose Ubud for
- day trips
- wellness
- live music and the arts
What lies behind each score is written up on Ubud’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Puerto Princesa and Ubud.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on beaches and getting around with your weighting.
Wins on day trips 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.
Puerto Princesa in July
Ubud in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Puerto Princesa has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.
Ubud's temperatures are measured 29 km from the centre, at Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai.
Ubud's station stands 209 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.
Ubud has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Puerto Princesa: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km. Ubud: 1991-2020 normals, Denpasar / Ngurah-Rai (29 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Puerto Princesa | Ubud |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | English, Filipino, Taglish | Indonesian |
| Currency | Philippine Peso (PHP) | Rupiah (IDR) |
| Sockets | ABC220 V, 60 Hz | CF50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Left |
| Time zone | UTC+8 | UTC+8 |
| Emergency number | 911 | 112 |
| Elevation | 98 m | 210 m |
| Main airport | Puerto Princesa International Airport / PAF Antonio Bautista Air Base (PPS)2 km from centre5 non-stop destinations | Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS)29 km from centre64 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 18 days | - |
By the numbers
| Measure | Puerto Princesa | Ubud |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 316,384 | - |
| People per km² | 133 | - |
| Museums within 10 km | 1 | 14 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 1 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 12 months | 12 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Puerto Princesa or Ubud somewhere new.