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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Calgary 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 Calgary for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

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

Choose Prague for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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. Calgary 8, Prague 10: Prague leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Prague 50: Prague leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary 35, Prague 83: Prague leads by 48 points.
Nightlife. Calgary 40, Prague 65: Prague leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary 88, Prague 58: Calgary leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Prague 77: Prague leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Prague 50: Calgary leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Prague 83: Prague leads by 41 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Prague 50: Prague leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Calgary 42, Prague 62: Prague leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Prague 76: Prague leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary 42, Prague 40: Calgary leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Prague.

Your match

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

Calgary
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Calgary in July

25 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 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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CalgaryPrague

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryPrague
Official languageFrench, EnglishCzech
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,045 m235 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryPrague
City population1,306,7841,397,880
People per km²1,5832,817
Museums within 10 km1388
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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). 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.