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The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz
Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus

Photos: Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Toledo by Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Nuremberg or Toledo?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • nightlife

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

Choose Toledo for

  • culture and sights
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Toledo’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, Toledo 5: Nuremberg leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Nuremberg 53, Toledo 40: Nuremberg leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Nuremberg 69, Toledo 79: Toledo leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Nuremberg 40, Toledo 22: Nuremberg leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nuremberg 56, Toledo 40: Nuremberg leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Nuremberg 80, Toledo 78: Nuremberg leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Nuremberg 64, Toledo 45: Nuremberg leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Nuremberg 78, Toledo 64: Nuremberg leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Nuremberg 45, Toledo 32: Nuremberg leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Nuremberg 50, Toledo 58: Toledo leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nuremberg 52, Toledo 22: Nuremberg leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nuremberg 47, Toledo 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 Toledo.

Your match

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

Nuremberg
Best match
54match

Wins on live music and the arts and families with your weighting.

Toledo
43match

Wins on culture and sights 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
16 hdaylight a day

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
15 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). Toledo: 1991-2020 normals, Toledo (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNurembergToledo
Official languageGermanSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation209 m523 m
Main airportNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureNurembergToledo
City population531,15987,216
People per km²2,848376
Museums within 10 km5013
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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. 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.