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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Auckland or Valletta?

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 Auckland for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • families

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

Choose Valletta for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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. Auckland and Valletta are level on 68.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Valletta 55: Auckland leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Valletta 56: Auckland leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Valletta 58: Auckland leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Valletta 62: Valletta leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Valletta 38: Auckland leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Valletta 44: Auckland leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Valletta 32: Auckland leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Auckland
53match

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

Valletta
55match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandValletta

Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandValletta
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111112
Elevation196 m56 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandValletta
City population1,470,1005,197
People per km²2,6306,496
Museums within 10 km1516
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month6 months

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Auckland or Valletta somewhere new.

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.