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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
Shitennō-ji temple, Osaka
OsakaShitennō-ji temple

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Osaka by Sarmat Batagov, Pexels License.

Austin or Osaka?

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

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

Choose Osaka for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Osaka’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, Osaka 34: Osaka leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Osaka 91: Osaka leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Osaka 63: Osaka leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Osaka 58: Osaka leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Osaka 97: Osaka leads by 39 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Osaka 88: Osaka leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Osaka 90: Osaka leads by 60 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Osaka 60: Osaka leads by 27 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Osaka 66: Austin leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Osaka 66: Osaka leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Osaka.

Your match

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

Austin
50match

Wins on live music and the arts with your weighting.

Osaka
Best match
73match

Wins on getting around and day trips 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Osaka in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
175 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinOsaka

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). Osaka: 1991-2020 normals, Osaka (1.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinOsaka
Official language-Japanese
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Yen (JPY)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number911Police 110, fire 119
Elevation149 m20 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsKansai International Airport (KIX)38 km from centre62 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinOsaka
City population961,8552,751,862
People per km²1,21712,340
Museums within 10 km2144
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km06
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.