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The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
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The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Manaus 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 Manaus for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • beaches

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

Choose Vienna for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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. Manaus 38, Vienna 27: Manaus leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Manaus 56, Vienna 68: Vienna leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Manaus 46, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 43 points.
Nightlife. Manaus 42, Vienna 50: Vienna leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manaus 86, Vienna 62: Manaus leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Manaus 12, Vienna 74: Vienna leads by 62 points.
Good for families. Manaus 35, Vienna 77: Vienna leads by 42 points.
Getting around. Manaus 27, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 63 points.
Shopping & style. Manaus 36, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Manaus 63, Vienna 44: Manaus leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manaus 54, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manaus 20, Vienna 58: Vienna leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manaus and Vienna.

Your match

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

Manaus
43match

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

Vienna
Best match
66match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
12 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. Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManausVienna
Official languagePortugueseGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCN60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-4UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193112
Elevation92 m151 m
Main airportEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureManausVienna
City population2,303,7322,028,289
People per km²2024,890
Museums within 10 km13152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.