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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
The Christuskirche among palms, Windhoek
WindhoekThe Christuskirche among palms

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Windhoek by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Stuttgart or Windhoek?

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
  • getting around

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

Choose Windhoek for

  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Windhoek’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, Windhoek 4: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Windhoek 36: Stuttgart leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Windhoek 30: Stuttgart leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Windhoek 25: Stuttgart leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Windhoek 52: Stuttgart leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Windhoek 14: Stuttgart leads by 66 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Windhoek 30: Stuttgart leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart 72, Windhoek 22: Stuttgart leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Windhoek 30: Stuttgart leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Windhoek 62: Windhoek leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Windhoek 18: Stuttgart leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Windhoek 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 Windhoek.

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 live music and the arts with your weighting.

Windhoek
29match

Wins on 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
16 hdaylight a day

Windhoek in July

22 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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StuttgartWindhoek

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Windhoek: 1991-2020 normals, Windhoek (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartWindhoek
Official languageGermanEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Namibia Dollar (NAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2
Emergency number112112
Elevation245 m1,650 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsHosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)41 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartWindhoek
City population609,365486,169
People per km²2,93895
Museums within 10 km425
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.