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The Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest
BudapestThe Fisherman's Bastion
Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige

Photos: Budapest by Perituss, CC0; Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Budapest 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 Budapest for

  • wellness
  • nightlife
  • prices

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

Choose Verona for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Budapest 25, Verona 44: Verona leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Budapest 63, Verona 66: Verona leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Budapest 80, Verona 76: Budapest leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Budapest 78, Verona 37: Budapest leads by 41 points.
Nature & outdoors. Budapest 58, Verona 65: Verona leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Budapest 68, Verona 92: Verona leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Budapest 62, Verona 66: Verona leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Budapest 78, Verona 68: Budapest leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Budapest 55, Verona 52: Budapest leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Budapest 62, Verona 46: Budapest leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Budapest 76, Verona 66: Budapest leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Budapest 98, Verona 48: Budapest leads by 50 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Budapest and Verona.

Your match

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

Budapest
Best match
67match

Wins on wellness and nightlife with your weighting.

Verona
61match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Budapest in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Budapest: 1991-2020 normals, Budapest Met Center (2.1 km from centre). Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBudapestVerona
Official languageHungarianItalian
CurrencyForint (HUF)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation117 m59 m
Main airportBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)18 km from centre157 non-stop destinationsVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBudapestVerona
City population1,675,777255,588
People per km²3,1911,285
Museums within 10 km8118
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15

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). 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. 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.