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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Baden-Baden or Scottsdale?

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

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • wellness

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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 and Scottsdale are level on 8.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Scottsdale 46: Scottsdale leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Scottsdale 38: Baden-Baden leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Scottsdale 68: Baden-Baden leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Scottsdale 50: Baden-Baden leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Scottsdale 20: Baden-Baden leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Scottsdale 32: Scottsdale leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Scottsdale 40: Baden-Baden leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Scottsdale 72: Baden-Baden leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Baden-Baden
Best match
50match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on nightlife and shopping 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Baden-BadenScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenScottsdale
Official languageGerman-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation181 m380 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenScottsdale
City population56,952241,361
People per km²406-
Museums within 10 km1110
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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.