VacationSelector
The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
BerlinThe Brandenburg Gate
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Berlin by Claudia Solano, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Berlin 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 Berlin for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Berlin 38, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Berlin 66, Valletta 55: Berlin leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Berlin 86, Valletta 76: Berlin leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Berlin 98, Valletta 46: Berlin leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Berlin 50, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Berlin 66, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Berlin 76, Valletta 58: Berlin leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Berlin 82, Valletta 62: Berlin leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Berlin 68, Valletta 38: Berlin leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Berlin 48, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Berlin 90, Valletta 44: Berlin leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Berlin 55, Valletta 32: Berlin leads by 23 points.
0255075100

What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Berlin and Valletta.

Your match

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

Berlin
Best match
69match

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

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches 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.

Berlin in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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

0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND

Rainfall in the month, mm

020406080100JFMAMJJASOND
BerlinValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Berlin: 1991-2020 normals, Berlin / Alexanderplatz (0.9 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBerlinValletta
Official languageGermanEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation34 m56 m
Main airportBerlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)19 km from centre161 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBerlinValletta
City population3,700,5775,197
People per km²4,1536,496
Museums within 10 km15716
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 months

Where else could you go?

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

Browse every destination

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