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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Prague or Strasbourg?

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

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • prices

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • food and drink
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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 and Strasbourg are level on 10.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Strasbourg 70: Prague leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Strasbourg 40: Prague leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Strasbourg 62: Strasbourg leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Strasbourg 79: Prague leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Prague 62, Strasbourg 44: Prague leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Strasbourg 56: Prague leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Prague
59match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on food and drink 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

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PragueStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueStrasbourg
Official languageCzechFrench
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation235 m132 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePragueStrasbourg
City population1,397,880293,771
People per km²2,8173,752
Museums within 10 km8821
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

Where else could you go?

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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.