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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Geneva 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 Geneva for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • shopping

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

Choose Prague for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

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. Geneva 45, Prague 10: Geneva leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Prague 50: Geneva leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Prague 83: Prague leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Prague 65: Prague leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Prague 58: Geneva leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Prague 77: Geneva leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Prague 50: Geneva leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Prague 83: Geneva leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Prague 50: Geneva leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Prague 62: Prague leads by 57 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Prague 76: Prague leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Prague 40: Geneva leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Prague.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Geneva
57match

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

Prague
59match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaPrague
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshCzech
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation403 m235 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaPrague
City population211,1521,397,880
People per km²13,2802,817
Museums within 10 km3488
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.