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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria
VictoriaThe British Columbia Parliament Buildings

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Victoria by Guilice, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Stuttgart or Victoria?

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
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Victoria for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Victoria’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, Victoria 28: Victoria leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Victoria 50: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Victoria 42: Stuttgart leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Victoria 30: Stuttgart leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Victoria 77: Victoria leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Victoria 54: Stuttgart leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Victoria 62: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Victoria 60: Stuttgart leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Victoria 40: Stuttgart leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Victoria 34: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Victoria 40: Stuttgart leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Victoria 48: Stuttgart leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Victoria.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Victoria
47match

Wins on beaches and 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

Victoria in July

21 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Victoria's sunshine is measured 87 km from the centre, at Vancouver International Airport.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Victoria: 1991-2020 normals, Victoria Gonzales CS (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartVictoria
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 m23 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsVictoria International Airport (YYJ)25 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartVictoria
City population609,36591,867
People per km²2,9384,711
Museums within 10 km426
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.