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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • food and drink

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • live music and the arts
  • wellness
  • families

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. Hiroshima 30, Stuttgart 8: Hiroshima leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Stuttgart 58: Hiroshima leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Stuttgart 62: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Stuttgart 42: Hiroshima leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Stuttgart 60: Hiroshima leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima and Stuttgart are level on 80.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Stuttgart 72: Hiroshima leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Stuttgart 40: Hiroshima leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Hiroshima
56match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Stuttgart
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.

Hiroshima in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
299 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
24 °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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaStuttgart
Official languageJapaneseGerman
CurrencyYen (JPY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation3 m245 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaStuttgart
City population1,198,021609,365
People per km²1,3242,938
Museums within 10 km1842
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months-

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.