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The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Split 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 Split for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

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. Split 75, Wilmington 73: Split leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Split 57, Wilmington 48: Split leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Split 66, Wilmington 40: Split leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Split 52, Wilmington 40: Split leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Split 77, Wilmington 58: Split leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Split 78, Wilmington 45: Split leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Split 54, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Split 67, Wilmington 28: Split leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Split 32, Wilmington 33: Wilmington leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Split 45, Wilmington 42: Split leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Split 37, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Split 40, Wilmington 33: Split leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Split and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Split
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on families and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 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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SplitWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSplitWilmington
Official languageCroatian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation0 m9 m
Main airportSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureSplitWilmington
City population160,577115,451
People per km²-839
Museums within 10 km112
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40
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.