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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Austin or Prague?

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

  • beaches
  • food and drink
  • families

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

Choose Prague for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Prague’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, Prague 10: Austin leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Prague 50: Austin leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Prague 83: Prague leads by 43 points.
Nightlife. Austin and Prague are level on 65.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Prague 58: Prague leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Prague 77: Prague leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Prague 50: Austin leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Prague 83: Prague leads by 53 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Prague 50: Prague leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Prague 62: Prague leads by 29 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Prague 76: Austin leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin and Prague are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Prague.

Your match

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

Austin
50match

Wins on beaches and food and drink with your weighting.

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on getting around 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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinPrague

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). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinPrague
Official language-Czech
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation149 m235 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinPrague
City population961,8551,397,880
People per km²1,2172,817
Museums within 10 km2188
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. 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.