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The Thiou canal with the castle behind, Annecy
AnnecyThe Thiou canal with the castle behind
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Annecy by Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Annecy or Zagreb?

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 Annecy for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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. Annecy 55, Zagreb 10: Annecy leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Annecy 50, Zagreb 55: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Annecy 38, Zagreb 56: Zagreb leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Annecy 25, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Annecy 92, Zagreb 62: Annecy leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Annecy 70, Zagreb 60: Annecy leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Annecy 60, Zagreb 52: Annecy leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Annecy 62, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Annecy 35, Zagreb 40: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Annecy 35, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Annecy 33, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Annecy 48, Zagreb 33: Annecy leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Annecy and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Annecy
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Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on prices 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.

Annecy in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Annecy has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Annecy's sunshine is measured 39 km from the centre, at Geneve-Cointrin.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Annecy: 2007-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Annecy / Metz-Tessy (4.4 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAnnecyZagreb
Official languageFrenchCroatian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation418 m127 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)38 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAnnecyZagreb
City population132,117767,131
People per km²1,975-
Museums within 10 km127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.