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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
A madrasa and its minarets on the Registan, Samarkand
SamarkandA madrasa and its minarets on the Registan

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Samarkand by Yaşar Başkurt, Pexels License.

Baden-Baden or Samarkand?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Samarkand for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Samarkand’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, Samarkand 4: Baden-Baden leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Samarkand 54: Samarkand leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Samarkand 84: Samarkand leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Samarkand 14: Baden-Baden leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Samarkand 40: Baden-Baden leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Samarkand 72: Baden-Baden leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Samarkand 30: Baden-Baden leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Samarkand 58: Baden-Baden leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Samarkand 42: Samarkand leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Samarkand 80: Samarkand leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Samarkand 24: Baden-Baden leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Samarkand 32: Baden-Baden leads by 64 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Samarkand.

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 live music and the arts with your weighting.

Samarkand
45match

Wins on prices 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.

Baden-Baden in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
117 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Samarkand in July

34 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Baden-BadenSamarkand

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Samarkand: 1991-2020 normals, Samarkand (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenSamarkand
Official languageGermanUzbek
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Uzbekistan Sum (UZS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5
Emergency number112112
Elevation181 m702 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsSamarkand International Airport (SKD)5 km from centre29 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenSamarkand
City population56,952546,303
People per km²4065,058
Museums within 10 km1111
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.