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The domes and minarets of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi
Abu DhabiThe domes and minarets of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Abu Dhabi by Jeffry Surianto, Pexels License; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Abu Dhabi or Toulouse?

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 Abu Dhabi for

  • beaches
  • families
  • wellness

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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. Abu Dhabi 78, Toulouse 10: Abu Dhabi leads by 68 points.
Food & drink. Abu Dhabi 55, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Abu Dhabi and Toulouse are level on 64.
Nightlife. Abu Dhabi 34, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Abu Dhabi 28, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Abu Dhabi 45, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Abu Dhabi 82, Toulouse 62: Abu Dhabi leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Abu Dhabi 24, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 46 points.
Shopping & style. Abu Dhabi and Toulouse are level on 50.
Affordability. Abu Dhabi 38, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Abu Dhabi 32, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Abu Dhabi 46, Toulouse 27: Abu Dhabi leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Abu Dhabi and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Abu Dhabi
48match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Toulouse
Best match
53match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Abu Dhabi in July

43 °Cdaytime high
30 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
33 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 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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Where the figures come from

Abu Dhabi's temperatures are measured 26 km from the centre, at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Abu Dhabi has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Abu Dhabi: 1991-2020 normals, Abu Dhabi International Airport (25.7 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAbu DhabiToulouse
Official languageArabicFrench
CurrencyUAE Dirham (AED)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCG220 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+4UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation14 m115 m
Main airportZayed International Airport (AUH)26 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAbu DhabiToulouse
City population1,570,000514,819
People per km²1,6154,352
Museums within 10 km324
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C11 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.