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The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz
The Colosseum, Rome
RomeThe Colosseum

Photos: Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Rome by Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Nuremberg or Rome?

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

  • getting around
  • families
  • prices

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

Choose Rome for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Rome’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, Rome 50: Rome leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Nuremberg 53, Rome 82: Rome leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Nuremberg 69, Rome 99: Rome leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Nuremberg 40, Rome 58: Rome leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nuremberg 56, Rome 58: Rome leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Nuremberg 80, Rome 92: Rome leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Nuremberg 64, Rome 50: Nuremberg leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Nuremberg 78, Rome 60: Nuremberg leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Nuremberg 45, Rome 72: Rome leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Nuremberg 50, Rome 38: Nuremberg leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nuremberg 52, Rome 68: Rome leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nuremberg 47, Rome 40: Nuremberg leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nuremberg and Rome.

Your match

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

Nuremberg
54match

Wins on getting around and families with your weighting.

Rome
Best match
64match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights 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

Rome in July

31 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
21 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rome's sunshine is measured 31 km from the centre, at Vigna Di Valle.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nuremberg: 1991-2020 normals, Nuernberg (5.5 km from centre). Rome: 1991-2020 normals, Roma / Ciampino (15.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNurembergRome
Official languageGermanItalian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation209 m21 m
Main airportNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsRome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO)23 km from centre242 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureNurembergRome
City population531,1592,748,109
People per km²2,8482,135
Museums within 10 km50178
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km17
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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.