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The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

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

Toulouse 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 Toulouse for

  • day trips
  • food and drink
  • families

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • 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. Toulouse and Zagreb are level on 10.
Food & drink. Toulouse 66, Zagreb 55: Toulouse leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Toulouse 64, Zagreb 56: Toulouse leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Toulouse 56, Zagreb 47: Toulouse leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Toulouse 58, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Toulouse 72, Zagreb 60: Toulouse leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Toulouse 62, Zagreb 52: Toulouse leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Toulouse and Zagreb are level on 70.
Shopping & style. Toulouse 50, Zagreb 40: Toulouse leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Toulouse 46, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Toulouse 58, Zagreb 52: Toulouse leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Toulouse 27, Zagreb 33: Zagreb leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Toulouse and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Toulouse
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and food and drink with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on prices and wellness 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
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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ToulouseZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureToulouseZagreb
Official languageFrenchCroatian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation115 m127 m
Main airportToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureToulouseZagreb
City population514,819767,131
People per km²4,352-
Museums within 10 km2427
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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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.