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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Austin or Kathmandu?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • nightlife

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

Choose Kathmandu for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Kathmandu’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, Kathmandu 4: Austin leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Kathmandu 55: Austin leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Kathmandu 82: Kathmandu leads by 42 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Kathmandu 36: Austin leads by 29 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Kathmandu 70: Kathmandu leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Kathmandu 56: Austin leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Kathmandu 20: Austin leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Kathmandu 25: Austin leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Kathmandu 55: Kathmandu leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Kathmandu 97: Kathmandu leads by 64 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Kathmandu 28: Austin leads by 49 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Kathmandu 45: Kathmandu leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Kathmandu.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Austin
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and families with your weighting.

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on prices and culture and sights 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

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinKathmandu

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). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinKathmandu
Official language-Nepali
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+5:45
Emergency number911Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation149 m1,300 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAustinKathmandu
City population961,855845,767
People per km²1,21717,121
Museums within 10 km219
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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. 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.