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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
The red cable car above Wellington, Wellington
WellingtonThe red cable car above Wellington

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Wellington by lumoplank, CC0.

Stuttgart or Wellington?

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
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Wellington for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Wellington’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, Wellington 33: Wellington leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Wellington 44: Stuttgart leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Wellington 45: Wellington leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Wellington 78: Wellington leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Wellington 40: Stuttgart leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Wellington 62: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Wellington 68: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Wellington 42: Stuttgart leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Wellington 33: Stuttgart leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Wellington 56: Stuttgart leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Wellington 30: Stuttgart leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Wellington.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Wellington
49match

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

Wellington in July

12 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Wellington's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Paraparaumu Aerodrome.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Wellington: 1961-1990 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Wellington Aerodrome Aws (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartWellington
Official languageGermanEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation245 m0 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsWellington International Airport (WLG)5 km from centre20 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartWellington
City population609,365216,200
People per km²2,938487
Museums within 10 km4212
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

Where else could you go?

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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.