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A madrasa and its minarets on the Registan, Samarkand
SamarkandA madrasa and its minarets on the Registan
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Samarkand by Yaşar Başkurt, Pexels License; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Samarkand or Strasbourg?

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 Samarkand for

  • prices
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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. Samarkand 4, Strasbourg 10: Strasbourg leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Samarkand 54, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Samarkand 84, Strasbourg 70: Samarkand leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Samarkand 14, Strasbourg 40: Strasbourg leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Samarkand 40, Strasbourg 62: Strasbourg leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Samarkand 72, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Samarkand 30, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Samarkand 58, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Samarkand 42, Strasbourg 52: Strasbourg leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Samarkand 80, Strasbourg 44: Samarkand leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Samarkand 24, Strasbourg 56: Strasbourg leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Samarkand 32, Strasbourg 55: Strasbourg leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Samarkand and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Samarkand
45match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Strasbourg
Best match
57match

Wins on families and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Samarkand in July

34 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 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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SamarkandStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Samarkand: 1991-2020 normals, Samarkand (10 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSamarkandStrasbourg
Official languageUzbekFrench
CurrencyUzbekistan Sum (UZS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFI220 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+5UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation702 m132 m
Main airportSamarkand International Airport (SKD)5 km from centre29 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSamarkandStrasbourg
City population546,303293,771
People per km²5,0583,752
Museums within 10 km1121
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.