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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Prague or Tromso?

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

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Prague leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Tromso 36: Prague leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Tromso 27: Prague leads by 56 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Tromso 38: Prague leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Tromso 14: Prague leads by 63 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Tromso 45: Prague leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Tromso 60: Prague leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Tromso 15: Prague leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Prague 62, Tromso 11: Prague leads by 51 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Tromso 32: Prague leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Tromso 38: Prague leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague and Tromso.

Your match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PragueTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueTromso
Official languageCzechNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation235 m20 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasurePragueTromso
City population1,397,88079,943
People per km²2,81732
Museums within 10 km888
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.