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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Auckland 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 Auckland for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • 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. Auckland 68, Toulouse 10: Auckland leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Toulouse 58: Auckland leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Toulouse 62: Auckland leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Toulouse 50: Toulouse leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Toulouse 27: Auckland leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Auckland
53match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Toulouse
53match

Wins on getting around 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.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 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

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandToulouse
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriFrench
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111112
Elevation196 m115 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandToulouse
City population1,470,100514,819
People per km²2,6304,352
Museums within 10 km1524
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

Where else could you go?

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. 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.