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The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz
Kek Lok Si temple on the hillside, Penang
PenangKek Lok Si temple on the hillside

Photos: Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Penang by Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Nuremberg or Penang?

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 Nuremberg for

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

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

Choose Penang for

  • food and drink
  • beaches
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Penang’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. Nuremberg 14, Penang 44: Penang leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Nuremberg 53, Penang 86: Penang leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Nuremberg 69, Penang 70: Penang leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Nuremberg and Penang are level on 40.
Nature & outdoors. Nuremberg 56, Penang 55: Nuremberg leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Nuremberg 80, Penang 42: Nuremberg leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Nuremberg 64, Penang 52: Nuremberg leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Nuremberg 78, Penang 40: Nuremberg leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Nuremberg 45, Penang 42: Nuremberg leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Nuremberg 50, Penang 78: Penang leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nuremberg 52, Penang 30: Nuremberg leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nuremberg 47, Penang 42: Nuremberg leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nuremberg and Penang.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Nuremberg
54match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Penang
52match

Wins on food and drink and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Nuremberg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Penang in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
30 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NurembergPenang

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nuremberg: 1991-2020 normals, Nuernberg (5.5 km from centre). Penang: 1991-2020 normals, Penang / Bayan Lepas (14.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNurembergPenang
Official languageGermanMalay
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112999
Elevation209 m4 m
Main airportNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsPenang International Airport (PEN)14 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureNurembergPenang
City population531,159794,313
People per km²2,848-
Museums within 10 km509
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.