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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Prague or Puerto Iguazu?

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 Prague for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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. Prague 10, Puerto Iguazu 5: Prague leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Puerto Iguazu 28: Prague leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Puerto Iguazu 9: Prague leads by 74 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Puerto Iguazu 14: Prague leads by 51 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Puerto Iguazu 33: Prague leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Puerto Iguazu 54: Prague leads by 29 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Puerto Iguazu 17: Prague leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Prague 62, Puerto Iguazu 48: Prague leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Puerto Iguazu 7: Prague leads by 69 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Puerto Iguazu 34: Prague leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PraguePuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePraguePuerto Iguazu
Official languageCzechSpanish
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation235 m162 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasurePraguePuerto Iguazu
City population1,397,88054,903
People per km²2,817-
Museums within 10 km880
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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). 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.