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The Römer, the old city hall, Frankfurt
FrankfurtThe Römer, the old city hall
The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Frankfurt by Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, cropped; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Frankfurt or Vienna?

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 Frankfurt for

  • day trips
  • nightlife

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

Choose Vienna for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Vienna’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. Frankfurt 8, Vienna 27: Vienna leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Frankfurt 52, Vienna 68: Vienna leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Frankfurt 60, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 29 points.
Nightlife. Frankfurt 52, Vienna 50: Frankfurt leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Frankfurt 58, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Frankfurt 86, Vienna 74: Frankfurt leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Frankfurt 62, Vienna 77: Vienna leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Frankfurt 78, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Frankfurt 56, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Frankfurt 38, Vienna 44: Vienna leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Frankfurt 68, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Frankfurt 52, Vienna 58: Vienna leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Frankfurt and Vienna.

Your match

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

Frankfurt
56match

Wins on day trips and nightlife with your weighting.

Vienna
Best match
66match

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.

Frankfurt in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Vienna in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
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. Frankfurt: 1991-2020 normals, Frankfurt Westend (2 km from centre). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFrankfurtVienna
Official languageGermanGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation101 m151 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)13 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureFrankfurtVienna
City population760,6562,028,289
People per km²3,0634,890
Museums within 10 km53152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43

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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.