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Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Orlando 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 Orlando for

  • families
  • beaches
  • shopping

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • 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. Orlando 42, Zagreb 10: Orlando leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Orlando 48, Zagreb 55: Zagreb leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Orlando 22, Zagreb 56: Zagreb leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Orlando 40, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Orlando 46, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Orlando 58, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Orlando 98, Zagreb 52: Orlando leads by 46 points.
Getting around. Orlando 8, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 62 points.
Shopping & style. Orlando 58, Zagreb 40: Orlando leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Orlando 36, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Orlando 40, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Orlando 32, Zagreb 33: Zagreb leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Orlando and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Orlando
44match

Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.

Zagreb
Best match
50match

Wins on getting around 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.

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 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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OrlandoZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOrlandoZagreb
Official language-Croatian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation34 m127 m
Main airportOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre169 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureOrlandoZagreb
City population334,854767,131
People per km²1,086-
Museums within 10 km1127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.