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The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja
Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige

Photos: Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License; Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Reykjavik or Verona?

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 Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

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

Choose Verona for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Verona’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. Reykjavik 12, Verona 44: Verona leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Reykjavik 42, Verona 66: Verona leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Reykjavik 25, Verona 76: Verona leads by 51 points.
Nightlife. Reykjavik 45, Verona 37: Reykjavik leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Reykjavik 92, Verona 65: Reykjavik leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Reykjavik 35, Verona 92: Verona leads by 57 points.
Good for families. Reykjavik 55, Verona 66: Verona leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Reykjavik 55, Verona 68: Verona leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Reykjavik 25, Verona 52: Verona leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Reykjavik 6, Verona 46: Verona leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Reykjavik 45, Verona 66: Verona leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Reykjavik 88, Verona 48: Reykjavik leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Reykjavik and Verona.

Your match

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

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Verona
Best match
61match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Verona in July

30 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ReykjavikVerona

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre). Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureReykjavikVerona
Official languageIcelandicItalian
CurrencyIceland Krona (ISK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTCUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation8 m59 m
Main airportKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureReykjavikVerona
City population138,772255,588
People per km²5691,285
Museums within 10 km2318
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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