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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
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Mendoza 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 Mendoza for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

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. Mendoza 6, Toulouse 10: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Mendoza 68, Toulouse 66: Mendoza leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Mendoza 30, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Mendoza 40, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mendoza 83, Toulouse 58: Mendoza leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Mendoza 52, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Mendoza 42, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Mendoza 48, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Mendoza 33, Toulouse 50: Toulouse leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Mendoza 56, Toulouse 46: Mendoza leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mendoza 33, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mendoza 55, Toulouse 27: Mendoza leads by 28 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mendoza and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Mendoza
46match

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

Toulouse
Best match
53match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts 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

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. Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMendozaToulouse
Official languageSpanishFrench
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911112
Elevation769 m115 m
Main airportGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMendozaToulouse
City population127,160514,819
People per km²2,3554,352
Museums within 10 km124
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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.