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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Faro 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 Faro for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • live music and the arts
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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. Faro 74, Stuttgart 8: Faro leads by 66 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Stuttgart 62: Stuttgart leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Stuttgart 42: Stuttgart leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Stuttgart 60: Faro leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Stuttgart 72: Stuttgart leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Stuttgart 40: Faro leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Faro
49match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on live music and the arts 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.

Faro in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
14 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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FaroStuttgart

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

Before you go

MeasureFaroStuttgart
Official languagePortugueseGerman
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation10 m245 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroStuttgart
City population64,560609,365
People per km²3192,938
Museums within 10 km242
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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). 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.