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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Munich 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 Munich for

  • wellness
  • live music and the arts
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • prices
  • 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. Munich 28, Toulouse 10: Munich leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Toulouse 64: Munich leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Munich and Toulouse are level on 56.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Toulouse 58: Munich leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Toulouse 72: Munich leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Toulouse 62: Munich leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Toulouse 70: Munich leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Toulouse 50: Munich leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Toulouse 58: Munich leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Toulouse 27: Munich leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on wellness and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Toulouse
53match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 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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MunichToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichToulouse
Official languageGermanFrench
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
Elevation519 m115 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichToulouse
City population1,505,036514,819
People per km²4,8444,352
Museums within 10 km7424
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

Where else could you go?

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