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The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

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

Reykjavik or Toulouse?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Reykjavik leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Reykjavik 42, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Reykjavik 25, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 39 points.
Nightlife. Reykjavik 45, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Reykjavik 92, Toulouse 58: Reykjavik leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Reykjavik 35, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 37 points.
Good for families. Reykjavik 55, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Reykjavik 55, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Reykjavik 25, Toulouse 50: Toulouse leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Reykjavik 6, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Reykjavik 45, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Reykjavik 88, Toulouse 27: Reykjavik leads by 61 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Reykjavik and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Reykjavik
44match

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

Toulouse
Best match
53match

Wins on prices 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

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 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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ReykjavikToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureReykjavikToulouse
Official languageIcelandicFrench
CurrencyIceland Krona (ISK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTCUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation8 m115 m
Main airportKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureReykjavikToulouse
City population138,772514,819
People per km²5694,352
Museums within 10 km2324
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.