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The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
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The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Manaus 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 Manaus for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • families

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. Manaus 38, Toulouse 10: Manaus leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Manaus 56, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Manaus 46, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Manaus 42, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manaus 86, Toulouse 58: Manaus leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Manaus 12, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 60 points.
Good for families. Manaus 35, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Manaus 27, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 43 points.
Shopping & style. Manaus 36, Toulouse 50: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Manaus 63, Toulouse 46: Manaus leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manaus 54, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manaus 20, Toulouse 27: Toulouse leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manaus and Toulouse.

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.

Toulouse
Best match
53match

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

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. Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManausToulouse
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 m115 m
Main airportEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureManausToulouse
City population2,303,732514,819
People per km²2024,352
Museums within 10 km1324
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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.