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The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz
The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose
San JoseThe Winchester Mystery House

Photos: Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped; San Jose by Roxanna Salceda, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Nuremberg or San Jose?

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
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose San Jose for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on San Jose’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, San Jose 30: San Jose leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Nuremberg 53, San Jose 56: San Jose leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Nuremberg 69, San Jose 36: Nuremberg leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Nuremberg 40, San Jose 33: Nuremberg leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nuremberg 56, San Jose 72: San Jose leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Nuremberg 80, San Jose 78: Nuremberg leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Nuremberg 64, San Jose 65: San Jose leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Nuremberg 78, San Jose 30: Nuremberg leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Nuremberg 45, San Jose 48: San Jose leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Nuremberg 50, San Jose 20: Nuremberg leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nuremberg 52, San Jose 38: Nuremberg leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nuremberg 47, San Jose 30: Nuremberg leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nuremberg and San Jose.

Your match

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

Nuremberg
Best match
54match

Wins on getting around and culture and sights with your weighting.

San Jose
45match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors 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

San Jose in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NurembergSan Jose

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nuremberg: 1991-2020 normals, Nuernberg (5.5 km from centre). San Jose: 1991-2020 normals, San Jose / Santa Clara Trailer Village (8.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNurembergSan Jose
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 m25 m
Main airportNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsMineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)8 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureNurembergSan Jose
City population531,1591,013,240
People per km²2,8482,167
Museums within 10 km5019
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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