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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • getting around

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

Choose Verona for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • families

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. Bordeaux 50, Verona 44: Bordeaux leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Verona 66: Bordeaux leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Verona 76: Verona leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Verona 37: Bordeaux leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Verona 65: Verona leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Verona 92: Verona leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Verona 66: Verona leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Verona 68: Bordeaux leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Verona 52: Bordeaux leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Verona 46: Verona leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Verona 66: Verona leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 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: Bordeaux and Verona.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Bordeaux
59match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink with your weighting.

Verona
61match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts 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

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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BordeauxVerona

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxVerona
Official languageFrenchItalian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation1 m59 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxVerona
City population267,991255,588
People per km²5,4251,285
Museums within 10 km1818
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km45

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.