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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
Gastown, Vancouver
VancouverGastown

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Vancouver by Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Stuttgart or Vancouver?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Vancouver for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Vancouver’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, Vancouver 42: Vancouver leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Vancouver 42: Stuttgart leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart and Vancouver are level on 42.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Vancouver 97: Vancouver leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Vancouver 45: Stuttgart leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Vancouver 73: Vancouver leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Vancouver 55: Stuttgart leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Vancouver 27: Stuttgart leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Vancouver 52: Stuttgart leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Vancouver 50: Stuttgart leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Vancouver.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Stuttgart
57match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Vancouver
56match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches 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

Vancouver in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
16 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). Vancouver: 1991-2020 normals, Vancouver Harbour CS (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartVancouver
Official languageGermanFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation245 m2 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartVancouver
City population609,365662,248
People per km²2,9385,759
Museums within 10 km4226
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.