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The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda
Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige

Photos: Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Phnom Penh or Verona?

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 Phnom Penh for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • wellness

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

Choose Verona for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Verona’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. Phnom Penh 6, Verona 44: Verona leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Phnom Penh 62, Verona 66: Verona leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Phnom Penh 62, Verona 76: Verona leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Phnom Penh 58, Verona 37: Phnom Penh leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Phnom Penh 28, Verona 65: Verona leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Phnom Penh 34, Verona 92: Verona leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Phnom Penh 32, Verona 66: Verona leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Phnom Penh 35, Verona 68: Verona leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Phnom Penh 46, Verona 52: Verona leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Phnom Penh 86, Verona 46: Phnom Penh leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Phnom Penh 32, Verona 66: Verona leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Phnom Penh 50, Verona 48: Phnom Penh leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Phnom Penh and Verona.

Your match

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

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Verona
Best match
61match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Phnom Penh in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
168 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Verona in July

30 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Phnom PenhVerona

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre). Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhnom PenhVerona
Official languageKhmerItalian
CurrencyRiel (KHR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACG230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 117, ambulance 119, fire 118112
Elevation11 m59 m
Main airportTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinationsVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhnom PenhVerona
City population2,129,371255,588
People per km²3,1381,285
Museums within 10 km318
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15

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