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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
The US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DCThe US Capitol

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Washington DC by Guohua Song, Pexels License.

Stuttgart or Washington DC?

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
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Washington DC for

  • culture and sights
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Washington DC’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, Washington DC 12: Washington DC leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Washington DC 84: Washington DC leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Washington DC 57: Washington DC leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Washington DC 64: Washington DC leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Washington DC 73: Stuttgart leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart and Washington DC are level on 72.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Washington DC 52: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Washington DC 28: Stuttgart leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Washington DC 67: Stuttgart leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Washington DC 26: Stuttgart leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Washington DC.

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 wellness and prices with your weighting.

Washington DC
56match

Wins on culture and sights and nightlife 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

Washington DC in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
108 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StuttgartWashington DC

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Washington DC: 1991-2020 normals, Washington National Airport (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartWashington DC
Official languageGerman-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation245 m72 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)5 km from centre105 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartWashington DC
City population609,365689,545
People per km²2,9383,896
Museums within 10 km4298
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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. 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.