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The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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. Reykjavik 12, Stuttgart 8: Reykjavik leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Reykjavik 42, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Reykjavik 25, Stuttgart 62: Stuttgart leads by 37 points.
Nightlife. Reykjavik 45, Stuttgart 42: Reykjavik leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Reykjavik 92, Stuttgart 60: Reykjavik leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Reykjavik 35, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 45 points.
Good for families. Reykjavik 55, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Reykjavik 55, Stuttgart 72: Stuttgart leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Reykjavik 25, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Reykjavik 6, Stuttgart 40: Stuttgart leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Reykjavik 45, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Reykjavik 88, Stuttgart 64: Reykjavik leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Reykjavik and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness with your weighting.

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ReykjavikStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureReykjavikStuttgart
Official languageIcelandicGerman
CurrencyIceland Krona (ISK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTCUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation8 m245 m
Main airportKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureReykjavikStuttgart
City population138,772609,365
People per km²5692,938
Museums within 10 km2342
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.