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The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz
The Space Needle behind Pier 70, Seattle
SeattleThe Space Needle behind Pier 70

Photos: Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Seattle by Caio, Pexels License.

Nuremberg or Seattle?

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

  • prices
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Seattle for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Seattle’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, Seattle 30: Seattle leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Nuremberg 53, Seattle 66: Seattle leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Nuremberg 69, Seattle 50: Nuremberg leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Nuremberg 40, Seattle 55: Seattle leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nuremberg 56, Seattle 87: Seattle leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Nuremberg 80, Seattle 55: Nuremberg leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Nuremberg and Seattle are level on 64.
Getting around. Nuremberg 78, Seattle 60: Nuremberg leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Nuremberg 45, Seattle 52: Seattle leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Nuremberg 50, Seattle 22: Nuremberg leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nuremberg 52, Seattle 70: Seattle leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nuremberg 47, Seattle 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 Seattle.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Nuremberg
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Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Seattle
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Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts 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

Seattle in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
15 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nuremberg: 1991-2020 normals, Nuernberg (5.5 km from centre). Seattle: 1991-2020 normals, Seattle-Tacoma Airport (17.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNurembergSeattle
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 m40 m
Main airportNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsSeattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)18 km from centre135 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureNurembergSeattle
City population531,159737,015
People per km²2,8481,996
Museums within 10 km5027
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.