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Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Mendoza 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 Mendoza for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • food and drink

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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. Mendoza 6, Stuttgart 8: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Mendoza 68, Stuttgart 58: Mendoza leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Mendoza 30, Stuttgart 62: Stuttgart leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Mendoza 40, Stuttgart 42: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mendoza 83, Stuttgart 60: Mendoza leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Mendoza 52, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Mendoza 42, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Mendoza 48, Stuttgart 72: Stuttgart leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Mendoza 33, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Mendoza 56, Stuttgart 40: Mendoza leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mendoza 33, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mendoza 55, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mendoza and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Mendoza
46match

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

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on live music and the arts and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Mendoza in July

15 °Cdaytime high
2 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
10 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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MendozaStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMendozaStuttgart
Official languageSpanishGerman
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911112
Elevation769 m245 m
Main airportGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMendozaStuttgart
City population127,160609,365
People per km²2,3552,938
Museums within 10 km142
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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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). 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. 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.