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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux for

  • beaches
  • food and drink
  • families

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

Choose Prague for

  • live music and the arts
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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. Bordeaux 50, Prague 10: Bordeaux leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Prague 50: Bordeaux leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Prague 83: Prague leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Prague 65: Prague leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux and Prague are level on 58.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Prague 77: Bordeaux leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Prague 50: Bordeaux leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Prague 83: Prague leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Prague 50: Bordeaux leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Prague 62: Prague leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Prague 76: Prague leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux and Prague are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux and Prague.

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

Bordeaux
59match

Wins on beaches and food and drink with your weighting.

Prague
59match

Wins on live music and the arts 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.

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 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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BordeauxPrague

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxPrague
Official languageFrenchCzech
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation1 m235 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxPrague
City population267,9911,397,880
People per km²5,4252,817
Museums within 10 km1888
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

Where else could you go?

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.