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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
The US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DCThe US Capitol

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Washington DC by Guohua Song, Pexels License.

Prague or Washington DC?

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

  • prices
  • wellness
  • getting around

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

Choose Washington DC for

  • families
  • food and drink
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Washington DC’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, Washington DC 12: Washington DC leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Washington DC 84: Washington DC leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Washington DC 57: Prague leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Washington DC 64: Washington DC leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Washington DC 73: Prague leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Washington DC 72: Prague leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Washington DC 52: Washington DC leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Prague 62, Washington DC 28: Prague leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Washington DC 67: Prague leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Washington DC 26: Prague leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague and Washington DC.

Your match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Washington DC
56match

Wins on families 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

Washington DC in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
108 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PragueWashington DC

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Washington DC: 1991-2020 normals, Washington National Airport (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueWashington DC
Official languageCzech-
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation235 m72 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)5 km from centre105 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePragueWashington DC
City population1,397,880689,545
People per km²2,8173,896
Museums within 10 km8898
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.