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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Dublin or Nuremberg?

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 Dublin for

  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Nuremberg for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Nuremberg’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. Dublin 27, Nuremberg 14: Dublin leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Nuremberg 53: Nuremberg leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Nuremberg 69: Nuremberg leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Nuremberg 40: Dublin leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Nuremberg 56: Dublin leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Nuremberg 80: Nuremberg leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Nuremberg 64: Nuremberg leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Nuremberg 78: Nuremberg leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Nuremberg 45: Dublin leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Nuremberg 50: Nuremberg leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Nuremberg 52: Dublin leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 25, Nuremberg 47: Nuremberg leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dublin and Nuremberg.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Dublin
53match

Wins on nightlife and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Nuremberg
54match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Nuremberg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
77 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Nuremberg: 1991-2020 normals, Nuernberg (5.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinNuremberg
Official languageEnglish, IrishGerman
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation20 m209 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureDublinNuremberg
City population592,713531,159
People per km²5,1542,848
Museums within 10 km4050
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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). 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.