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The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja
Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus

Photos: Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License; Toledo by Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

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

Choose Toledo for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • day trips

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. Reykjavik 12, Toledo 5: Reykjavik leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Reykjavik 42, Toledo 40: Reykjavik leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Reykjavik 25, Toledo 79: Toledo leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Reykjavik 45, Toledo 22: Reykjavik leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Reykjavik 92, Toledo 40: Reykjavik leads by 52 points.
Day trips. Reykjavik 35, Toledo 78: Toledo leads by 43 points.
Good for families. Reykjavik 55, Toledo 45: Reykjavik leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Reykjavik 55, Toledo 64: Toledo leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Reykjavik 25, Toledo 32: Toledo leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Reykjavik 6, Toledo 58: Toledo leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Reykjavik 45, Toledo 22: Reykjavik leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Reykjavik 88, Toledo 30: Reykjavik leads by 58 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Reykjavik and Toledo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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.

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

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ReykjavikToledo

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

Before you go

MeasureReykjavikToledo
Official languageIcelandicSpanish
CurrencyIceland Krona (ISK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTCUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation8 m523 m
Main airportKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureReykjavikToledo
City population138,77287,216
People per km²569376
Museums within 10 km2313
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
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.