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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Dublin or Stuttgart?

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
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • wellness
  • prices
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Stuttgart’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, Stuttgart 8: Dublin leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Stuttgart 62: Dublin leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Stuttgart 42: Dublin leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Stuttgart 60: Dublin leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Stuttgart 72: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Stuttgart 40: Stuttgart leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 25, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 39 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dublin and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Dublin
53match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on wellness and prices 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

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 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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DublinStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinStuttgart
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 m245 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureDublinStuttgart
City population592,713609,365
People per km²5,1542,938
Museums within 10 km4042
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
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.