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Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Strasbourg or Thessaloniki?

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 Strasbourg for

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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. Strasbourg 10, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Strasbourg 66, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Strasbourg 70, Thessaloniki 73: Thessaloniki leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Strasbourg 40, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Strasbourg 62, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Strasbourg 80, Thessaloniki 74: Strasbourg leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Strasbourg 66, Thessaloniki 50: Strasbourg leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Strasbourg 79, Thessaloniki 60: Strasbourg leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Strasbourg 52, Thessaloniki 50: Strasbourg leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Strasbourg 44, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Strasbourg 56, Thessaloniki 52: Strasbourg leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Strasbourg 55, Thessaloniki 33: Strasbourg leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Strasbourg and Thessaloniki.

Your match

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

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on wellness and getting around with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StrasbourgThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStrasbourgThessaloniki
Official languageFrenchGreek
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation132 m6 m
Main airportStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureStrasbourgThessaloniki
City population293,771309,617
People per km²3,75216,042
Museums within 10 km2132
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

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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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.