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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Prague or Scottsdale?

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

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Prague leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Scottsdale 46: Prague leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Scottsdale 38: Prague leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Scottsdale 52: Prague leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Scottsdale 50: Prague leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Scottsdale 20: Prague leads by 63 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Prague 62, Scottsdale 32: Prague leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Scottsdale 40: Prague leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on getting around and culture and sights with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PragueScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueScottsdale
Official languageCzech-
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation235 m380 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePragueScottsdale
City population1,397,880241,361
People per km²2,817-
Museums within 10 km8810
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.