Germany · typical climate
Where to find sun from Stuttgart
Stuttgart sits in a basin that traps summer heat and winter murk. The Black Forest and the Swabian Jura are close, and they are cooler, not brighter.
What you can reach
About 2 hours by car: Mannheim (about 1 h 15), Augsburg (about 2 h), Karlsruhe (about 54 min), Strasbourg (about 1 h 30).
Further, still inside 5 hours: Munich (about 2 h 45), Cologne (about 4 h), Frankfurt (about 2 h 15), Dortmund (about 4 h 45), Nuremberg (about 2 h 15).
Inside a 4-hour door-to-door flight, and too far for that drive: Pescara, Toulon, Livorno, Rijeka. Four hours by air reaches northern Italy and the Adriatic side. That is the first direction where the climate actually changes.
Car times are the straight-line estimate SunFinder starts from (~70 km/h), before a routed drive. A mountain road or a ferry takes longer. The flight circle is the same 4-hour limit the tool uses.
When to stay
Lake Constance is the worthwhile drive, and it is still central-European weather. The Alps south of the lake are colder. A clear summer weekend in the basin is a reason to stay.
Typical daytime high
Rounded long-term average for Stuttgart. Not this week’s forecast.
This weekend, by car
A live SunFinder check from Stuttgart, within about 5 hours. This is the forecast. The climate above does not change with it.
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