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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
The red cable car above Wellington, Wellington
WellingtonThe red cable car above Wellington

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Wellington by lumoplank, CC0.

Baden-Baden or Wellington?

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 Wellington for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Wellington’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, Wellington 33: Wellington leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Wellington 44: Baden-Baden leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Wellington 45: Wellington leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Wellington 78: Wellington leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Wellington 40: Baden-Baden leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Wellington 68: Wellington leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Wellington 42: Wellington leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Wellington 33: Wellington leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Wellington 56: Baden-Baden leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Wellington 30: Baden-Baden leads by 66 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Wellington.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Wellington
49match

Wins on nightlife 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

Wellington in July

12 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Wellington's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Paraparaumu Aerodrome.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Wellington: 1961-1990 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Wellington Aerodrome Aws (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenWellington
Official languageGermanEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation181 m0 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsWellington International Airport (WLG)5 km from centre20 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenWellington
City population56,952216,200
People per km²406487
Museums within 10 km1112
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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