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The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

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

Nuremberg or Tangier?

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
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Tangier for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Nuremberg 53, Tangier 58: Tangier leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Nuremberg 69, Tangier 57: Nuremberg leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Nuremberg 40, Tangier 30: Nuremberg leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nuremberg 56, Tangier 55: Nuremberg leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Nuremberg 80, Tangier 72: Nuremberg leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Nuremberg 64, Tangier 35: Nuremberg leads by 29 points.
Getting around. Nuremberg 78, Tangier 40: Nuremberg leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Nuremberg 45, Tangier 42: Nuremberg leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Nuremberg 50, Tangier 76: Tangier leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nuremberg 52, Tangier 28: Nuremberg leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nuremberg 47, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nuremberg and Tangier.

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 families with your weighting.

Tangier
49match

Wins on beaches and prices 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

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 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). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNurembergTangier
Official languageGermanArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation209 m56 m
Main airportNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureNurembergTangier
City population531,1591,275,428
People per km²2,8486,393
Museums within 10 km506
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.