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A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin
The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Jasper 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 Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Vienna for

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

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. Jasper 25, Vienna 27: Vienna leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Vienna 68: Vienna leads by 46 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 79 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Vienna 50: Vienna leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Vienna 62: Jasper leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Vienna 74: Vienna leads by 66 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Vienna 77: Vienna leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 72 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 50 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Vienna 44: Vienna leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 89 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Vienna 58: Vienna leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Vienna.

Your match

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

Jasper
27match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Vienna
Best match
66match

Wins on live music and the arts 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.

Jasper in July

24 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine 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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JasperVienna

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperVienna
Official languageFrench, EnglishGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,060 m151 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperVienna
City population4,7382,028,289
People per km²54,890
Museums within 10 km1152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.