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Erasmus Bridge and the skyline, Rotterdam
RotterdamErasmus Bridge and the skyline
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: Rotterdam by Bas Geerlings, Pexels License; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam for

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • day trips

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • food and drink
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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. Rotterdam 27, Toulouse 10: Rotterdam leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Rotterdam 52, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Rotterdam 58, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Rotterdam 52, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Rotterdam 44, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Rotterdam 85, Toulouse 72: Rotterdam leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Rotterdam 66, Toulouse 62: Rotterdam leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Rotterdam 78, Toulouse 70: Rotterdam leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Rotterdam 55, Toulouse 50: Rotterdam leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Rotterdam 38, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Rotterdam and Toulouse are level on 58.
Wellness & relaxation. Rotterdam 42, Toulouse 27: Rotterdam leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Rotterdam and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Rotterdam
55match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

Toulouse
53match

Wins on food and drink 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.

Rotterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 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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Where the figures come from

Rotterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Rotterdam's sunshine is measured 52 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Rotterdam: 1993-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Rotterdam Airport Zestienhoven (3.9 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureRotterdamToulouse
Official languageDutchFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation10 m115 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)5 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureRotterdamToulouse
City population664,311514,819
People per km²2,0804,352
Museums within 10 km4024
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52
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). 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.