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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
The Great Mosque with the mountains behind, Tirana
TiranaThe Great Mosque with the mountains behind

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Tirana by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Stuttgart or Tirana?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • wellness
  • families

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

Choose Tirana for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tirana’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, Tirana 46: Tirana leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Tirana 57: Stuttgart leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Tirana 42: Stuttgart leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Tirana 58: Tirana leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Tirana 62: Tirana leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Tirana 64: Stuttgart leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Tirana 40: Stuttgart leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Tirana 54: Stuttgart leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Tirana 32: Stuttgart leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Tirana 76: Tirana leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Tirana 32: Stuttgart leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Tirana 27: Stuttgart leads by 37 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Tirana.

Your match

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

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on live music and the arts and wellness with your weighting.

Tirana
49match

Wins on beaches 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.

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

Tirana in July

31 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
43 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StuttgartTirana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Tirana: 1961-1990 normals, Tirana (3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartTirana
Official languageGermanAlbanian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Lek (ALL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation245 m110 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsTirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA)13 km from centre121 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartTirana
City population609,365389,323
People per km²2,9389,314
Museums within 10 km4211
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
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.