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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Stuttgart or Valletta?

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

  • wellness
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 60 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Valletta 55: Stuttgart leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Valletta 56: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Valletta 76: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Valletta 58: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Valletta 62: Stuttgart leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Valletta 38: Stuttgart leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Valletta 44: Stuttgart leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Valletta 32: Stuttgart leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Stuttgart
57match

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

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches 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
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StuttgartValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartValletta
Official languageGermanEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation245 m56 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartValletta
City population609,3655,197
People per km²2,9386,496
Museums within 10 km4216
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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.