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The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Lyon 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 Lyon for

  • food and drink
  • families
  • shopping

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

Choose Prague for

  • prices
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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. Lyon 12, Prague 10: Lyon leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Lyon 84, Prague 50: Lyon leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Lyon 77, Prague 83: Prague leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Lyon 58, Prague 65: Prague leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lyon 64, Prague 58: Lyon leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Lyon and Prague are level on 77.
Good for families. Lyon 62, Prague 50: Lyon leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Lyon 77, Prague 83: Prague leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Lyon 58, Prague 50: Lyon leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Lyon 42, Prague 62: Prague leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Lyon 68, Prague 76: Prague leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lyon and Prague are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Lyon and Prague.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Lyon
60match

Wins on food and drink and families with your weighting.

Prague
59match

Wins on prices 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.

Lyon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
66 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. Lyon: 1991-2020 normals, Lyon / Bron (10.6 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLyonPrague
Official languageFrenchCzech
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation160 m235 m
Main airportLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureLyonPrague
City population519,1271,397,880
People per km²10,8382,817
Museums within 10 km4388
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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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. 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.