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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Austin or Geneva?

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 Austin for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Geneva for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Geneva’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. Austin 30, Geneva 45: Geneva leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Geneva 55: Austin leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Geneva 58: Geneva leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Geneva 38: Austin leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Geneva 82: Geneva leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Geneva 80: Geneva leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Geneva 57: Geneva leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Geneva 86: Geneva leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Geneva 68: Geneva leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Geneva 5: Austin leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Geneva 60: Austin leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Geneva 55: Geneva leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Geneva.

Your match

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

Austin
50match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinGeneva
Official language-French, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCJ230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation149 m403 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinGeneva
City population961,855211,152
People per km²1,21713,280
Museums within 10 km2134
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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). 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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. 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.