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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Nairobi 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 Nairobi for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • nightlife

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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. Nairobi 4, Stuttgart 8: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Stuttgart 62: Stuttgart leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Stuttgart 42: Nairobi leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Stuttgart 60: Nairobi leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Stuttgart 72: Stuttgart leads by 52 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Stuttgart 40: Nairobi leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 39 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 39 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Nairobi
41match

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

Stuttgart
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.

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 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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NairobiStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiStuttgart
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliGerman
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999112
Elevation1,661 m245 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiStuttgart
City population5,545,000609,365
People per km²7,9672,938
Museums within 10 km442
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.