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Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige
The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz

Photos: Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped.

Verona or Vienna?

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 Verona for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Vienna for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Vienna’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. Verona 44, Vienna 27: Verona leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Verona 66, Vienna 68: Vienna leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Verona 76, Vienna 89: Vienna leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Verona 37, Vienna 50: Vienna leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Verona 65, Vienna 62: Verona leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Verona 92, Vienna 74: Verona leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Verona 66, Vienna 77: Vienna leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Verona 68, Vienna 90: Vienna leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Verona 52, Vienna 62: Vienna leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Verona 46, Vienna 44: Verona leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Verona 66, Vienna 96: Vienna leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Verona 48, Vienna 58: Vienna leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Verona and Vienna.

Your match

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

Verona
61match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Vienna
Best match
66match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Verona in July

30 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Vienna in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Verona: 1991-2020 normals, Verona / Villafranca (11.6 km from centre). Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVeronaVienna
Official languageItalianGerman, Austrian Sign Language
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation59 m151 m
Main airportVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinationsVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureVeronaVienna
City population255,5882,028,289
People per km²1,2854,890
Museums within 10 km18152
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km53

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.