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The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Hamburg 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 Hamburg for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • food and drink
  • wellness
  • 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. Hamburg 28, Strasbourg 10: Hamburg leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Hamburg 55, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Hamburg 62, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Hamburg 76, Strasbourg 40: Hamburg leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hamburg 52, Strasbourg 62: Strasbourg leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Hamburg 70, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Hamburg 74, Strasbourg 66: Hamburg leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Hamburg 80, Strasbourg 79: Hamburg leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Hamburg 65, Strasbourg 52: Hamburg leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Hamburg 38, Strasbourg 44: Strasbourg leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hamburg 80, Strasbourg 56: Hamburg leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hamburg 44, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hamburg and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on food and drink 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.

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 hdaylight a day

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HamburgStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHamburgStrasbourg
Official languageGermanFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation6 m132 m
Main airportHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureHamburgStrasbourg
City population1,869,473293,771
People per km²2,4763,752
Museums within 10 km7721
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

Where else could you go?

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