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Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Verona 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 Verona for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • nightlife

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. Verona 44, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 29 points.
Food & drink. Verona 66, Wilmington 48: Verona leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Verona 76, Wilmington 40: Verona leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Verona 37, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Verona 65, Wilmington 58: Verona leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Verona 92, Wilmington 45: Verona leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Verona 66, Wilmington 62: Verona leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Verona 68, Wilmington 28: Verona leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Verona 52, Wilmington 33: Verona leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Verona 46, Wilmington 42: Verona leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Verona 66, Wilmington 40: Verona leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Verona 48, Wilmington 33: Verona leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Verona and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Verona
Best match
61match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

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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VeronaWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVeronaWilmington
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
Elevation59 m9 m
Main airportVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureVeronaWilmington
City population255,588115,451
People per km²1,285839
Museums within 10 km182
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.