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The old town on the Neckar, Heidelberg
HeidelbergThe old town on the Neckar
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

Photos: Heidelberg by Kuanling Chen, Pexels License; Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Heidelberg or Tangier?

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

  • getting around
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Tangier for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 43 points.
Food & drink. Heidelberg 40, Tangier 58: Tangier leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Heidelberg 58, Tangier 57: Heidelberg leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Heidelberg 38, Tangier 30: Heidelberg leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Heidelberg 60, Tangier 55: Heidelberg leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Heidelberg 78, Tangier 72: Heidelberg leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Heidelberg 62, Tangier 35: Heidelberg leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Heidelberg 72, Tangier 40: Heidelberg leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Heidelberg 40, Tangier 42: Tangier leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Heidelberg 42, Tangier 76: Tangier leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Heidelberg 48, Tangier 28: Heidelberg leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Heidelberg 44, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Heidelberg and Tangier.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Heidelberg
49match

Wins on getting around and families with your weighting.

Tangier
49match

Wins on beaches 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.

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

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 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. Heidelberg: 1991-2020 normals, Heidelberg (4.5 km from centre). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHeidelbergTangier
Official languageGermanArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation114 m56 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)69 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureHeidelbergTangier
City population156,0921,275,428
People per km²1,4336,393
Museums within 10 km176
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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. 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.