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The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river
Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige

Photos: Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Tampa or Verona?

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 Tampa for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • families

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

Choose Verona for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Verona’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. Tampa 70, Verona 44: Tampa leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Tampa 57, Verona 66: Verona leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Tampa 42, Verona 76: Verona leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Tampa 52, Verona 37: Tampa leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tampa 55, Verona 65: Verona leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Tampa 54, Verona 92: Verona leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Tampa 78, Verona 66: Tampa leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Tampa 22, Verona 68: Verona leads by 46 points.
Shopping & style. Tampa 40, Verona 52: Verona leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Tampa 40, Verona 46: Verona leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tampa 47, Verona 66: Verona leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tampa 30, Verona 48: Verona leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tampa and Verona.

Your match

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

Tampa
49match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Verona
Best match
61match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Verona in July

30 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre). Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTampaVerona
Official language-Italian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation30 m59 m
Main airportTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinationsVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureTampaVerona
City population384,959255,588
People per km²8481,285
Museums within 10 km618
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05
Swim season, months above 21 °C8 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.