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Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France
Castle Square and the Royal Castle, Warsaw
WarsawCastle Square and the Royal Castle

Photos: Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License; Warsaw by Raymond Petrik, Pexels License.

Strasbourg or Warsaw?

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

  • day trips
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Warsaw for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Warsaw’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, Warsaw 12: Warsaw leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Strasbourg 66, Warsaw 60: Strasbourg leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Strasbourg and Warsaw are level on 70.
Nightlife. Strasbourg 40, Warsaw 66: Warsaw leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Strasbourg 62, Warsaw 47: Strasbourg leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Strasbourg 80, Warsaw 52: Strasbourg leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Strasbourg 66, Warsaw 62: Strasbourg leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Strasbourg 79, Warsaw 72: Strasbourg leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Strasbourg 52, Warsaw 55: Warsaw leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Strasbourg 44, Warsaw 64: Warsaw leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Strasbourg 56, Warsaw 63: Warsaw leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Strasbourg 55, Warsaw 35: Strasbourg leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Strasbourg and Warsaw.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on day trips and wellness with your weighting.

Warsaw
55match

Wins on nightlife 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.

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Warsaw in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StrasbourgWarsaw

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre). Warsaw: 1991-2020 normals, Warszawa-Okecie (7.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStrasbourgWarsaw
Official languageFrenchPolish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Zloty (PLN)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation132 m118 m
Main airportStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsWarsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)8 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureStrasbourgWarsaw
City population293,7711,862,402
People per km²3,7523,601
Museums within 10 km21117
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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.