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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink

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. Amsterdam 25, Toulouse 10: Amsterdam leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Toulouse 64: Amsterdam leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Toulouse 56: Amsterdam leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Toulouse 72: Amsterdam leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Toulouse 62: Amsterdam leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Toulouse 70: Amsterdam leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Toulouse 50: Amsterdam leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Toulouse 58: Amsterdam leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Toulouse 27: Amsterdam leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

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

Toulouse
53match

Wins on prices 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.

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 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

Amsterdam 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.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamToulouse
Official languageDutchFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation-2 m115 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamToulouse
City population921,468514,819
People per km²4,2084,352
Museums within 10 km10124
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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). 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.