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The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Manaus or Strasbourg?

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 Manaus for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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. Manaus 38, Strasbourg 10: Manaus leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Manaus 56, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Manaus 46, Strasbourg 70: Strasbourg leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Manaus 42, Strasbourg 40: Manaus leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manaus 86, Strasbourg 62: Manaus leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Manaus 12, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 68 points.
Good for families. Manaus 35, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 31 points.
Getting around. Manaus 27, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 52 points.
Shopping & style. Manaus 36, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Manaus 63, Strasbourg 44: Manaus leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manaus 54, Strasbourg 56: Strasbourg leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manaus 20, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manaus and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Manaus
43match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Strasbourg
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 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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ManausStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManausStrasbourg
Official languagePortugueseFrench
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCN60 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-4UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193112
Elevation92 m132 m
Main airportEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureManausStrasbourg
City population2,303,732293,771
People per km²2023,752
Museums within 10 km1321
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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