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Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Toledo by Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Toledo or Zagreb?

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 Toledo for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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. Toledo 5, Zagreb 10: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Toledo 40, Zagreb 55: Zagreb leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Toledo 79, Zagreb 56: Toledo leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Toledo 22, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Toledo 40, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Toledo 78, Zagreb 60: Toledo leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Toledo 45, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Toledo 64, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Toledo 32, Zagreb 40: Zagreb leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Toledo 58, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Toledo 22, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Toledo 30, Zagreb 33: Zagreb leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Toledo and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Toledo
43match

Wins on culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

Zagreb
Best match
50match

Wins on live music and the arts 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.

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ToledoZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Toledo: 1991-2020 normals, Toledo (2.3 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureToledoZagreb
Official languageSpanishCroatian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation523 m127 m
Main airportAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureToledoZagreb
City population87,216767,131
People per km²376-
Museums within 10 km1327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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. 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.