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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Austin or Zagreb?

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
  • beaches
  • nightlife

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • getting around
  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Austin leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Zagreb 55: Austin leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Zagreb 56: Zagreb leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Zagreb 47: Austin leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Zagreb 52: Austin leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Zagreb 40: Austin leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 27 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Zagreb 52: Austin leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Zagreb 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 Zagreb.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Austin
50match

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

Zagreb
50match

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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinZagreb

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). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinZagreb
Official language-Croatian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation149 m127 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinZagreb
City population961,855767,131
People per km²1,217-
Museums within 10 km2127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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.