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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

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

London 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 London for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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. London 25, Stuttgart 8: London leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Stuttgart 58: London leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Stuttgart 62: London leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Stuttgart 42: London leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Stuttgart 60: Stuttgart leads by 3 points.
Day trips. London 90, Stuttgart 80: London leads by 10 points.
Good for families. London 82, Stuttgart 66: London leads by 16 points.
Getting around. London 85, Stuttgart 72: London leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Stuttgart 58: London leads by 37 points.
Affordability. London 15, Stuttgart 40: Stuttgart leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Stuttgart 74: London leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

Stuttgart
57match

Wins on prices 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.

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LondonStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonStuttgart
Official languageEnglishGerman
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112 or 999112
Elevation4 m245 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonStuttgart
City population8,799,728609,365
People per km²5,5982,938
Museums within 10 km21642
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43

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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). 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.