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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Baden-Baden or Perth?

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 Baden-Baden for

  • wellness
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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. Baden-Baden 8, Perth 86: Perth leads by 78 points.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Perth 58: Perth leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Perth 42: Baden-Baden leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Perth 42: Perth leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Perth 72: Perth leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Perth 48: Baden-Baden leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Perth 74: Perth leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Perth 55: Baden-Baden leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Perth 44: Perth leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Perth 28: Baden-Baden leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Perth 50: Baden-Baden leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Perth 38: Baden-Baden leads by 58 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Perth.

Your match

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

Baden-Baden
50match

Wins on wellness and day trips with your weighting.

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Baden-Baden in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
117 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Baden-BadenPerth

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenPerth
Official languageGermanEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112000
Elevation181 m2 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenPerth
City population56,9522,141,834
People per km²406334
Museums within 10 km1115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.