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The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz

Photos: Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Lyon or Nuremberg?

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 Lyon for

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Nuremberg for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Nuremberg’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. Lyon 12, Nuremberg 14: Nuremberg leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Lyon 84, Nuremberg 53: Lyon leads by 31 points.
Culture & sights. Lyon 77, Nuremberg 69: Lyon leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Lyon 58, Nuremberg 40: Lyon leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lyon 64, Nuremberg 56: Lyon leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Lyon 77, Nuremberg 80: Nuremberg leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Lyon 62, Nuremberg 64: Nuremberg leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Lyon 77, Nuremberg 78: Nuremberg leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Lyon 58, Nuremberg 45: Lyon leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Lyon 42, Nuremberg 50: Nuremberg leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Lyon 68, Nuremberg 52: Lyon leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lyon 40, Nuremberg 47: Nuremberg leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Lyon and Nuremberg.

Your match

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

Lyon
Best match
60match

Wins on food and drink and nightlife with your weighting.

Nuremberg
54match

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.

Lyon in July

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

Nuremberg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
77 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Lyon: 1991-2020 normals, Lyon / Bron (10.6 km from centre). Nuremberg: 1991-2020 normals, Nuernberg (5.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLyonNuremberg
Official languageFrenchGerman
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation160 m209 m
Main airportLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinationsNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureLyonNuremberg
City population519,127531,159
People per km²10,8382,848
Museums within 10 km4350
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.