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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Dublin 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 Dublin for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Prague for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • 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. Dublin 27, Prague 10: Dublin leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Dublin and Prague are level on 50.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Prague 83: Prague leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Prague 65: Prague leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Prague 58: Dublin leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Prague 77: Prague leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Prague 50: Dublin leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Prague 83: Prague leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Prague 50: Dublin leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Prague 62: Prague leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Prague 76: Prague leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 25, Prague 40: Prague leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dublin and Prague.

Your match

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

Dublin
53match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinPrague
Official languageEnglish, IrishCzech
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation20 m235 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureDublinPrague
City population592,7131,397,880
People per km²5,1542,817
Museums within 10 km4088
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
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). 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.