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The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin
Gastown, Vancouver
VancouverGastown

Photos: Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Vancouver by Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Toulouse or Vancouver?

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 Toulouse for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose Vancouver for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Vancouver’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. Toulouse 10, Vancouver 42: Vancouver leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Toulouse 66, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Toulouse 64, Vancouver 42: Toulouse leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Toulouse 56, Vancouver 42: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Toulouse 58, Vancouver 97: Vancouver leads by 39 points.
Day trips. Toulouse 72, Vancouver 45: Toulouse leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Toulouse 62, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Toulouse 70, Vancouver 73: Vancouver leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Toulouse 50, Vancouver 55: Vancouver leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Toulouse 46, Vancouver 27: Toulouse leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Toulouse 58, Vancouver 52: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Toulouse 27, Vancouver 50: Vancouver leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Toulouse and Vancouver.

Your match

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

Toulouse
53match

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

Vancouver
Best match
56match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

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

Vancouver in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre). Vancouver: 1991-2020 normals, Vancouver Harbour CS (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureToulouseVancouver
Official languageFrenchFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation115 m2 m
Main airportToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureToulouseVancouver
City population514,819662,248
People per km²4,3525,759
Museums within 10 km2426
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.