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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Baden-Baden or Tangier?

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
  • getting around

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

Choose Tangier for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Tangier 58: Tangier leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Tangier 57: Tangier leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Tangier 30: Tangier leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Tangier 55: Baden-Baden leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Tangier 72: Baden-Baden leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Tangier 35: Baden-Baden leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Tangier 40: Baden-Baden leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Tangier 42: Tangier leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Tangier 76: Tangier leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Tangier 28: Baden-Baden leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Tangier 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 Tangier.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Baden-Baden
50match

Wins on wellness and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Tangier
49match

Wins on prices and beaches 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

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenTangier
Official languageGermanArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation181 m56 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenTangier
City population56,9521,275,428
People per km²4066,393
Museums within 10 km116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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. 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.