Stuttgart

City in Germany: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Overview

Stuttgart is a city in Germany, in Baden-Wurttemberg. About 612,663 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Germany in our atlas.

It lies at 48.78° N, 9.18° E, about 252 m (827 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Berlin time zone.

Location

Red dot: Stuttgart. Green dots: other major cities of Germany. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Stuttgart has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 26°C (78°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -3°C (26°F). Around 783 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

3°-3°Jan674°-3°Feb509°0°Mar5615°4°Apr4619°8°May8423°12°Jun6926°14°Jul8225°14°Aug7821°9°Sep5415°5°Oct648°1°Nov634°-2°Dec70mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in GermanyNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Blick vom Rotenberg Stadion: Xocolatl (talk) 09:17, 21 June 2011 (UTC), CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Aerial image of the Old Castle Stuttgart (view from the east): Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Stuttgart alte staatsgalerie: Selbst fotografiert von user:Enslin, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Neues Schloss Schlossplatzspringbrunnen Jubiläumssäule Schlossplatz Stuttgart 2015 02: Julian Herzog (Website), CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Porsche-Arena-Suedfront: User:Enslin, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Staatsgalerie1: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Hegelhaus Stuttgart: MerianStgt, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Luftaufnahme vom Birkenkopf in Stuttgart: Mark.hirtenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)