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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Stuttgart or Tampa?

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 Stuttgart for

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Tampa for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tampa’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. Stuttgart 8, Tampa 70: Tampa leads by 62 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Tampa 57: Stuttgart leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Tampa 42: Stuttgart leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Tampa 52: Tampa leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Tampa 55: Stuttgart leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Tampa 54: Stuttgart leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Tampa 22: Stuttgart leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Tampa 40: Stuttgart leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart and Tampa are level on 40.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Tampa 47: Stuttgart leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Tampa 30: Stuttgart leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Tampa.

Your match

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

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and wellness with your weighting.

Tampa
49match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Stuttgart in July

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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartTampa
Official languageGerman-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation245 m30 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartTampa
City population609,365384,959
People per km²2,938848
Museums within 10 km426
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-8 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.