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A heritage tram before the Regent building, Christchurch
ChristchurchA heritage tram before the Regent building
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Christchurch by Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Christchurch 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 Christchurch for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Prague for

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

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. Christchurch 38, Prague 10: Christchurch leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Christchurch 45, Prague 50: Prague leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Christchurch 38, Prague 83: Prague leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Christchurch 32, Prague 65: Prague leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Christchurch 84, Prague 58: Christchurch leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Christchurch 45, Prague 77: Prague leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Christchurch 66, Prague 50: Christchurch leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Christchurch 48, Prague 83: Prague leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Christchurch 32, Prague 50: Prague leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Christchurch 38, Prague 62: Prague leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Christchurch 38, Prague 76: Prague leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Christchurch 45, Prague 40: Christchurch leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Christchurch and Prague.

Your match

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

Christchurch
46match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Christchurch in July

11 °Cdaytime high
1 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
9 hdaylight a day

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ChristchurchPrague

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Christchurch: 1991-2020 normals, Christchurch (8.7 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChristchurchPrague
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriCzech
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111112
Elevation20 m235 m
Main airportChristchurch International Airport (CHC)10 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureChristchurchPrague
City population383,2001,397,880
People per km²1,2982,817
Museums within 10 km1188
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.