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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Baden-Baden or Phnom Penh?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Phnom Penh’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, Phnom Penh 6: Baden-Baden leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 43 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Phnom Penh 28: Baden-Baden leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Phnom Penh 34: Baden-Baden leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Phnom Penh 32: Baden-Baden leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Phnom Penh 35: Baden-Baden leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Phnom Penh 46: Phnom Penh leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 56 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Phnom Penh 32: Baden-Baden leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Phnom Penh 50: Baden-Baden leads by 46 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Baden-Baden
Best match
50match

Wins on wellness and day trips with your weighting.

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on prices 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
16 hdaylight a day

Phnom Penh in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
168 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Baden-BadenPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenPhnom Penh
Official languageGermanKhmer
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation181 m11 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenPhnom Penh
City population56,9522,129,371
People per km²4063,138
Museums within 10 km113
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.