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The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Photos: The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License; Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

The Hague or Toulouse?

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 The Hague for

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • day trips

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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. The Hague 38, Toulouse 10: The Hague leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. The Hague 48, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. The Hague 66, Toulouse 64: The Hague leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. The Hague 38, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. The Hague 52, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Day trips. The Hague 86, Toulouse 72: The Hague leads by 14 points.
Good for families. The Hague 72, Toulouse 62: The Hague leads by 10 points.
Getting around. The Hague 78, Toulouse 70: The Hague leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. The Hague 55, Toulouse 50: The Hague leads by 5 points.
Affordability. The Hague 35, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 11 points.
Live music & performing arts. The Hague and Toulouse are level on 58.
Wellness & relaxation. The Hague 45, Toulouse 27: The Hague leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: The Hague and Toulouse.

Your match

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

The Hague
Best match
56match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

Toulouse
53match

Wins on food and drink 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.

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

The Hague has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThe HagueToulouse
Official languageDutchFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation1 m115 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureThe HagueToulouse
City population548,320514,819
People per km²5,5894,352
Museums within 10 km5424
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.