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Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France
The US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DCThe US Capitol

Photos: Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License; Washington DC by Guohua Song, Pexels License.

Strasbourg or Washington DC?

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
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Washington DC for

  • nightlife
  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Washington DC’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, Washington DC 12: Washington DC leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Strasbourg 66, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Strasbourg 70, Washington DC 84: Washington DC leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Strasbourg 40, Washington DC 57: Washington DC leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Strasbourg 62, Washington DC 64: Washington DC leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Strasbourg 80, Washington DC 73: Strasbourg leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Strasbourg 66, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Strasbourg 79, Washington DC 72: Strasbourg leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Strasbourg and Washington DC are level on 52.
Affordability. Strasbourg 44, Washington DC 28: Strasbourg leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Strasbourg 56, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Strasbourg 55, Washington DC 26: Strasbourg leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Strasbourg and Washington DC.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Strasbourg
57match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Washington DC
56match

Wins on nightlife 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.

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

Washington DC in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
108 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StrasbourgWashington DC

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre). Washington DC: 1991-2020 normals, Washington National Airport (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStrasbourgWashington DC
Official languageFrench-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation132 m72 m
Main airportStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)5 km from centre105 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureStrasbourgWashington DC
City population293,771689,545
People per km²3,7523,896
Museums within 10 km2198
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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. 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.