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Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Strasbourg or Zagreb?

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
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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 and Zagreb are level on 10.
Food & drink. Strasbourg 66, Zagreb 55: Strasbourg leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Strasbourg 70, Zagreb 56: Strasbourg leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Strasbourg 40, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Strasbourg and Zagreb are level on 62.
Day trips. Strasbourg 80, Zagreb 60: Strasbourg leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Strasbourg 66, Zagreb 52: Strasbourg leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Strasbourg 79, Zagreb 70: Strasbourg leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Strasbourg 52, Zagreb 40: Strasbourg leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Strasbourg 44, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Strasbourg 56, Zagreb 52: Strasbourg leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Strasbourg 55, Zagreb 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 Zagreb.

Your match

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

Strasbourg
Best match
57match

Wins on wellness and day trips with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on prices 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
16 hdaylight a day

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StrasbourgZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStrasbourgZagreb
Official languageFrenchCroatian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation132 m127 m
Main airportStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureStrasbourgZagreb
City population293,771767,131
People per km²3,752-
Museums within 10 km2127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.