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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Prague or Thessaloniki?

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

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

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • beaches
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Thessaloniki 73: Prague leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Thessaloniki 74: Prague leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Prague and Thessaloniki are level on 50.
Getting around. Prague 83, Thessaloniki 60: Prague leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Prague and Thessaloniki are level on 50.
Affordability. Prague 62, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Thessaloniki 52: Prague leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Thessaloniki 33: Prague leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague and Thessaloniki.

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 live music and the arts and getting around with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
61match

Wins on beaches and food and drink 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PragueThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueThessaloniki
Official languageCzechGreek
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation235 m6 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasurePragueThessaloniki
City population1,397,880309,617
People per km²2,81716,042
Museums within 10 km8832
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.