Italy vs Philippines

Modern wooden suite with horizontal slat cladding perched on rocky hillside overlooking sea, surrounded by Mediterranean vegetation and blue flowers.

Private villa deck with infinity pool overlooking the ocean at sunset, palm trees and tropical vegetation visible beyond the wooden platform.

Italy and Philippines, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

By the numbers

Italy compared with Philippines
Italy	Measure	Philippines
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
15 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.3	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$79–$518/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$170–$606/night pp
0 of 15	Adults-only resorts	0 of 3
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
October–December	Rainy season	June–November
June and September; July–August is hot, busy, and priced accordingly	Sweet spot	January–April
Italian (English common in tourist areas)	Language	Filipino & English (English widely spoken)
Euro (EUR) – cards widely accepted	Currency	Philippine peso (PHP)
230V, Type C/F/L plugs (US devices need an adapter)	Power	220V, Type A/B/C plugs (US plugs fit, but check voltage)
On the right	Driving	On the right
Palermo (PMO) or Catania (CTA)	Main airport	Caticlan (MPH), via Manila (MNL) or Cebu (CEB)
~9–11h from the US East Coast (usually one stop)	Flight time	~15–20h+ from the US, with at least one stop

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Italy

Philippines

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Italy and Philippines
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Italy · high °F	59	60	63	68	75	83	88	88	82	74	66	60
Philippines · high °F	86	87	88	90	91	90	88	88	88	88	88	86
Italy · rain (in)	2.8	2.4	1.9	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.6	3.9	3.7	3.3
Philippines · rain (in)	4.0	3.0	2.5	2.0	3.5	6.5	7.0	6.0	6.5	7.5	6.5	5.5

Approximate climate normals for Sicily and Cebu / Mactan: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.