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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Austin or Verona?

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

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Verona for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Verona’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, Verona 44: Verona leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Austin and Verona are level on 66.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Verona 76: Verona leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Verona 37: Austin leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Verona 65: Verona leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Verona 92: Verona leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Verona 66: Verona leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Verona 68: Verona leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Verona 52: Verona leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Verona 46: Verona leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Verona 66: Austin leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Verona 48: Verona leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Verona.

Your match

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

Austin
50match

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

Verona
Best match
61match

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

Verona in July

30 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinVerona

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). Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinVerona
Official language-Italian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation149 m59 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinVerona
City population961,855255,588
People per km²1,2171,285
Museums within 10 km2118
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km05

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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.