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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Philadelphia or Stuttgart?

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 Philadelphia for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Stuttgart’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. Philadelphia 36, Stuttgart 8: Philadelphia leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Stuttgart 58: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Stuttgart 62: Philadelphia leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Stuttgart 42: Philadelphia leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Stuttgart 60: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia and Stuttgart are level on 80.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Stuttgart 66: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Stuttgart 72: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia and Stuttgart are level on 40.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Stuttgart.

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

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Stuttgart
57match

Wins on wellness 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.

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PhiladelphiaStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaStuttgart
Official language-German
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m245 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaStuttgart
City population1,603,797609,365
People per km²4,3392,938
Museums within 10 km5442
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.