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The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Lyon or Zagreb?

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
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Lyon leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Lyon 84, Zagreb 55: Lyon leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Lyon 77, Zagreb 56: Lyon leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Lyon 58, Zagreb 47: Lyon leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lyon 64, Zagreb 62: Lyon leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Lyon 77, Zagreb 60: Lyon leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Lyon 62, Zagreb 52: Lyon leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Lyon 77, Zagreb 70: Lyon leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Lyon 58, Zagreb 40: Lyon leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Lyon 42, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Lyon 68, Zagreb 52: Lyon leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lyon 40, Zagreb 33: Lyon leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Lyon and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Lyon
Best match
60match

Wins on food and drink and culture and sights with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on prices 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 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). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLyonZagreb
Official languageFrenchCroatian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation160 m127 m
Main airportLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureLyonZagreb
City population519,127767,131
People per km²10,838-
Museums within 10 km4327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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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.