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The old town below the fortress, Salzburg
SalzburgThe old town below the fortress
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Salzburg by Leonhard Niederwimmer, Pexels License; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Salzburg or Wilmington?

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 Salzburg for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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. Salzburg 35, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Salzburg 45, Wilmington 48: Wilmington leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Salzburg 72, Wilmington 40: Salzburg leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Salzburg 25, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Salzburg 86, Wilmington 58: Salzburg leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Salzburg 80, Wilmington 45: Salzburg leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Salzburg 65, Wilmington 62: Salzburg leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Salzburg 72, Wilmington 28: Salzburg leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Salzburg 48, Wilmington 33: Salzburg leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Salzburg 32, Wilmington 42: Wilmington leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Salzburg 80, Wilmington 40: Salzburg leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Salzburg 55, Wilmington 33: Salzburg leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Salzburg and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Salzburg
Best match
58match

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

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Salzburg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SalzburgWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Salzburg: 1991-2020 normals, Salzburg (3.4 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSalzburgWilmington
Official languageGerman, Austrian Sign Language-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation424 m9 m
Main airportSalzburg Airport (SZG)3 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureSalzburgWilmington
City population155,021115,451
People per km²2,360839
Museums within 10 km382
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.