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The Blue Mosque, Istanbul
IstanbulThe Blue Mosque
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Istanbul by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Istanbul 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 Istanbul for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • 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. Istanbul 45, Stuttgart 8: Istanbul leads by 37 points.
Food & drink. Istanbul 87, Stuttgart 58: Istanbul leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Istanbul 90, Stuttgart 62: Istanbul leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Istanbul 77, Stuttgart 42: Istanbul leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Istanbul 52, Stuttgart 60: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Istanbul 55, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Istanbul 55, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Istanbul 62, Stuttgart 72: Stuttgart leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Istanbul 86, Stuttgart 58: Istanbul leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Istanbul 60, Stuttgart 40: Istanbul leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Istanbul 62, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Istanbul 75, Stuttgart 64: Istanbul leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Istanbul and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Istanbul
Best match
67match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Stuttgart
57match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Istanbul in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 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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IstanbulStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Istanbul: 1991-2020 normals, Istanbul / Goztepe (9.9 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIstanbulStuttgart
Official languageTurkishGerman
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation100 m245 m
Main airportİstanbul Airport (IST)36 km from centre343 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureIstanbulStuttgart
City population15,655,924609,365
People per km²2,9302,938
Museums within 10 km7342
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.