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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Alicante or Ljubljana?

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 Alicante for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • families

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Ljubljana’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. Alicante 82, Ljubljana 22: Alicante leads by 60 points.
Food & drink. Alicante 67, Ljubljana 55: Alicante leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Ljubljana 40: Alicante leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante 63, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Ljubljana 54: Alicante leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante 44, Ljubljana 33: Alicante leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Ljubljana 54: Alicante leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Ljubljana 42: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Alicante
Best match
59match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Alicante in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AlicanteLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteLjubljana
Official languageSpanishSlovene
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
Elevation3 m309 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteLjubljana
City population366,221284,293
People per km²1,8191,736
Museums within 10 km814
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.