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Painted colonial houses in the Pelourinho, Salvador
SalvadorPainted colonial houses in the Pelourinho
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Salvador by Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Salvador or Scottsdale?

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 Salvador for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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. Salvador 84, Scottsdale 8: Salvador leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Salvador 66, Scottsdale 46: Salvador leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Salvador 74, Scottsdale 38: Salvador leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Salvador 70, Scottsdale 52: Salvador leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Salvador 52, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Salvador 56, Scottsdale 50: Salvador leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Salvador 42, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Salvador 42, Scottsdale 20: Salvador leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Salvador 42, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Salvador 70, Scottsdale 32: Salvador leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Salvador 63, Scottsdale 40: Salvador leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Salvador 32, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Salvador and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Salvador
Best match
58match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness 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.

Salvador in July

27 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
201 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SalvadorScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Salvador: 1991-2020 normals, Salvador (4.5 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSalvadorScottsdale
Official languagePortuguese-
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCN60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193911
Elevation8 m380 m
Main airportDeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA)20 km from centre31 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureSalvadorScottsdale
City population2,417,678241,361
People per km²3,489-
Museums within 10 km4910
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.