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Castelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige, Verona
VeronaCastelvecchio and Ponte Scaligero over the Adige
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Verona by NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Verona or Xi'an?

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

  • beaches
  • live music and the arts
  • families

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

Choose Xi'an for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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, Xi'an 4: Verona leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Verona 66, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Verona 76, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Verona 37, Xi'an 42: Xi'an leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Verona 65, Xi'an 62: Verona leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Verona 92, Xi'an 80: Verona leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Verona 66, Xi'an 48: Verona leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Verona 68, Xi'an 66: Verona leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Verona 52, Xi'an 50: Verona leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Verona 46, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Verona 66, Xi'an 40: Verona leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Verona 48, Xi'an 40: Verona leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Verona and Xi'an.

Your match

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

Verona
Best match
61match

Wins on beaches and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Xi'an
55match

Wins on prices 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.

Verona in July

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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 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). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVeronaXi'an
Official languageItalianPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation59 m405 m
Main airportVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN)10 km from centre96 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureVeronaXi'an
City population255,58812,952,907
People per km²1,2851,283
Museums within 10 km189
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52

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