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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
Castle Square and the Royal Castle, Warsaw
WarsawCastle Square and the Royal Castle

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Warsaw by Raymond Petrik, Pexels License.

Austin or Warsaw?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Warsaw for

  • getting around
  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Warsaw’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, Warsaw 12: Austin leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Warsaw 60: Austin leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Warsaw 70: Warsaw leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Warsaw 66: Warsaw leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Warsaw 47: Austin leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Warsaw 52: Austin leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Warsaw 62: Warsaw leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Warsaw 72: Warsaw leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Warsaw 55: Warsaw leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Warsaw 64: Warsaw leads by 31 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Warsaw 63: Austin leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Warsaw 35: Austin leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Warsaw.

Your match

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

Austin
50match

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

Warsaw
Best match
55match

Wins on getting around 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
14 hdaylight a day

Warsaw in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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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). Warsaw: 1991-2020 normals, Warszawa-Okecie (7.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinWarsaw
Official language-Polish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Zloty (PLN)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation149 m118 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsWarsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)8 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinWarsaw
City population961,8551,862,402
People per km²1,2173,601
Museums within 10 km21117
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.