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The old town on the Neckar, Heidelberg
HeidelbergThe old town on the Neckar
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Heidelberg by Kuanling Chen, Pexels License; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Heidelberg or Perth?

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 Heidelberg for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • food and drink
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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. Heidelberg 7, Perth 86: Perth leads by 79 points.
Food & drink. Heidelberg 40, Perth 58: Perth leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Heidelberg 58, Perth 42: Heidelberg leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Heidelberg 38, Perth 42: Perth leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Heidelberg 60, Perth 72: Perth leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Heidelberg 78, Perth 48: Heidelberg leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Heidelberg 62, Perth 74: Perth leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Heidelberg 72, Perth 55: Heidelberg leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Heidelberg 40, Perth 44: Perth leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Heidelberg 42, Perth 28: Heidelberg leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Heidelberg 48, Perth 50: Perth leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Heidelberg 44, Perth 38: Heidelberg leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Heidelberg and Perth.

Your match

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

Heidelberg
49match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Heidelberg in July

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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HeidelbergPerth

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Heidelberg: 1991-2020 normals, Heidelberg (4.5 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHeidelbergPerth
Official languageGermanEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112000
Elevation114 m2 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)69 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureHeidelbergPerth
City population156,0922,141,834
People per km²1,433334
Museums within 10 km1715
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

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.