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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Maastricht 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 Maastricht for

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • day trips

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

Choose Toulouse for

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

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. Maastricht 8, Toulouse 10: Toulouse leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht and Toulouse are level on 58.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Toulouse 72: Maastricht leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Toulouse 70: Maastricht leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Toulouse 50: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Toulouse 27: Maastricht leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Maastricht
52match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

Toulouse
53match

Wins on live music and the arts 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.

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtToulouse
Official languageDutchFrench
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
Elevation49 m115 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtToulouse
City population120,227514,819
People per km²2,0004,352
Museums within 10 km2124
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52

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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.