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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Austin or Thessaloniki?

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
  • wellness
  • families

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Thessaloniki 73: Thessaloniki leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Thessaloniki 74: Thessaloniki leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Thessaloniki 50: Austin leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Thessaloniki 60: Thessaloniki leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Thessaloniki 50: Thessaloniki leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Thessaloniki 52: Austin leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Thessaloniki 33: Austin leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Thessaloniki.

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 and wellness with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

Wins on culture and sights and prices 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

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinThessaloniki

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). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinThessaloniki
Official language-Greek
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation149 m6 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinThessaloniki
City population961,855309,617
People per km²1,21716,042
Museums within 10 km2132
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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. 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.