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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Austin 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 Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • shopping

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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. Austin 30, Ljubljana 22: Austin leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Ljubljana 55: Austin leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Ljubljana 40: Austin leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Ljubljana 54: Austin leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Ljubljana 33: Austin leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Ljubljana 50: Austin leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 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: Austin and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Austin
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 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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AustinLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinLjubljana
Official language-Slovene
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation149 m309 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinLjubljana
City population961,855284,293
People per km²1,2171,736
Museums within 10 km2114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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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). 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.