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The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz
Hawthorne Bridge and downtown, Portland
PortlandHawthorne Bridge and downtown

Photos: Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Portland by Cacophony, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Nuremberg or Portland?

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

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Portland for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Portland’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, Portland 20: Portland leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Nuremberg 53, Portland 68: Portland leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Nuremberg 69, Portland 38: Nuremberg leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Nuremberg 40, Portland 52: Portland leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nuremberg 56, Portland 84: Portland leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Nuremberg 80, Portland 58: Nuremberg leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Nuremberg 64, Portland 55: Nuremberg leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Nuremberg 78, Portland 62: Nuremberg leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Nuremberg 45, Portland 52: Portland leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Nuremberg 50, Portland 38: Nuremberg leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nuremberg 52, Portland 55: Portland leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nuremberg 47, Portland 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 Portland.

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 culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

Portland
52match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

Nuremberg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Portland in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NurembergPortland

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nuremberg: 1991-2020 normals, Nuernberg (5.5 km from centre). Portland: 1991-2020 normals, Portland International Airport (9.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNurembergPortland
Official languageGerman-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation209 m152 m
Main airportNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsPortland International Airport (PDX)10 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureNurembergPortland
City population531,159652,503
People per km²2,8481,736
Museums within 10 km5017
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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.