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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Stuttgart or Tromso?

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

  • day trips
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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 and Tromso are level on 8.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Tromso 36: Stuttgart leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Tromso 27: Stuttgart leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Tromso 38: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Tromso 14: Stuttgart leads by 66 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Tromso 45: Stuttgart leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Tromso 60: Stuttgart leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Tromso 15: Stuttgart leads by 43 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Tromso 11: Stuttgart leads by 29 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Tromso 32: Stuttgart leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Tromso 38: Stuttgart leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Tromso.

Your match

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

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and shopping with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StuttgartTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartTromso
Official languageGermanNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation245 m20 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartTromso
City population609,36579,943
People per km²2,93832
Museums within 10 km428
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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.