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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Toledo by Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Stuttgart or Toledo?

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
  • shopping

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

Choose Toledo for

  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Toledo’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, Toledo 5: Stuttgart leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Toledo 40: Stuttgart leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Toledo 79: Toledo leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Toledo 22: Stuttgart leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Toledo 40: Stuttgart leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Toledo 78: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Toledo 45: Stuttgart leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Toledo 64: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Toledo 32: Stuttgart leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Toledo 58: Toledo leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Toledo 22: Stuttgart leads by 52 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Toledo 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 Toledo.

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.

Toledo
43match

Wins on prices 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.

Stuttgart in July

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

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StuttgartToledo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Toledo: 1991-2020 normals, Toledo (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartToledo
Official languageGermanSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation245 m523 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartToledo
City population609,36587,216
People per km²2,938376
Museums within 10 km4213
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.