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The old town on the Neckar, Heidelberg
HeidelbergThe old town on the Neckar
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Heidelberg by Kuanling Chen, Pexels License; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Heidelberg or Toulouse?

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

  • wellness
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Toulouse leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Heidelberg 40, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Heidelberg 58, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Heidelberg 38, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Heidelberg 60, Toulouse 58: Heidelberg leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Heidelberg 78, Toulouse 72: Heidelberg leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Heidelberg and Toulouse are level on 62.
Getting around. Heidelberg 72, Toulouse 70: Heidelberg leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Heidelberg 40, Toulouse 50: Toulouse leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Heidelberg 42, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Heidelberg 48, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Heidelberg 44, Toulouse 27: Heidelberg leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Heidelberg and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Heidelberg
49match

Wins on wellness and day trips with your weighting.

Toulouse
Best match
53match

Wins on food and drink and nightlife 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
16 hdaylight a day

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HeidelbergToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Heidelberg: 1991-2020 normals, Heidelberg (4.5 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHeidelbergToulouse
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
Elevation114 m115 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)69 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureHeidelbergToulouse
City population156,092514,819
People per km²1,4334,352
Museums within 10 km1724
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.