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The Hofburg and Heldenplatz, Vienna
ViennaThe Hofburg and Heldenplatz
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Vienna by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Vienna 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 Vienna for

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

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches

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. Vienna 27, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Vienna 68, Wilmington 48: Vienna leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Vienna 89, Wilmington 40: Vienna leads by 49 points.
Nightlife. Vienna 50, Wilmington 40: Vienna leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Vienna 62, Wilmington 58: Vienna leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Vienna 74, Wilmington 45: Vienna leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Vienna 77, Wilmington 62: Vienna leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Vienna 90, Wilmington 28: Vienna leads by 62 points.
Shopping & style. Vienna 62, Wilmington 33: Vienna leads by 29 points.
Affordability. Vienna 44, Wilmington 42: Vienna leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Vienna 96, Wilmington 40: Vienna leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Vienna 58, Wilmington 33: Vienna leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Vienna and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Vienna
Best match
66match

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

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Vienna in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
9 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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ViennaWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Vienna: 1991-2020 normals, Wien / Hohe Warte (4.7 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureViennaWilmington
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
Elevation151 m9 m
Main airportVienna International Airport (VIE)18 km from centre202 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureViennaWilmington
City population2,028,289115,451
People per km²4,890839
Museums within 10 km1522
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.