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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Oslo 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 Oslo for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Prague for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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. Oslo 36, Prague 10: Oslo leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Oslo 55, Prague 50: Oslo leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Oslo 66, Prague 83: Prague leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, Prague 65: Prague leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, Prague 58: Oslo leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, Prague 77: Prague leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, Prague 50: Oslo leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, Prague 83: Oslo leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo and Prague are level on 50.
Affordability. Oslo 14, Prague 62: Prague leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, Prague 76: Prague leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, Prague 40: Oslo leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Oslo and Prague.

Your match

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

Oslo
56match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on prices 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.

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloPrague
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiCzech
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110112
Elevation23 m235 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsloPrague
City population717,7101,397,880
People per km²-2,817
Museums within 10 km6088
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.