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Beira Lake with Seema Malaka and the Lotus Tower, Colombo
ColomboBeira Lake with Seema Malaka and the Lotus Tower
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Colombo by Mohamed Ansaf, Pexels License; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Colombo or Strasbourg?

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 Colombo for

  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • getting around
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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. Colombo 55, Strasbourg 10: Colombo leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Colombo and Strasbourg are level on 66.
Culture & sights. Colombo 45, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Colombo 35, Strasbourg 40: Strasbourg leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Colombo 32, Strasbourg 62: Strasbourg leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Colombo 50, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Colombo 35, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 31 points.
Getting around. Colombo 35, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Colombo 45, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Colombo 78, Strasbourg 44: Colombo leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Colombo 30, Strasbourg 56: Strasbourg leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Colombo 48, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Colombo and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Colombo
46match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Strasbourg
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Colombo in July

30 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
128 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ColomboStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Colombo: 1991-2020 normals, Colombo (3 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureColomboStrasbourg
Official languageTamil, SinhalaFrench
CurrencySri Lanka Rupee (LKR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsGM230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 119, ambulance 110, fire 110112
Elevation1 m132 m
Main airportBandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB)28 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureColomboStrasbourg
City population647,557293,771
People per km²17,3613,752
Museums within 10 km1021
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.