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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Stuttgart or Wilmington?

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

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 65 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Wilmington 48: Stuttgart leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Wilmington 40: Stuttgart leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Wilmington 40: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Wilmington 58: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Wilmington 45: Stuttgart leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Wilmington 62: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Wilmington 28: Stuttgart leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Wilmington 33: Stuttgart leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Wilmington 42: Wilmington leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Wilmington 40: Stuttgart leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Wilmington 33: Stuttgart leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and prices 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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StuttgartWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartWilmington
City population609,365115,451
People per km²2,938839
Museums within 10 km422
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.