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The Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest
BudapestThe Fisherman's Bastion
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Budapest by Perituss, CC0; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Budapest 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 Budapest for

  • wellness
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • day trips

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. Budapest 25, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 43 points.
Food & drink. Budapest 63, Valletta 55: Budapest leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Budapest 80, Valletta 76: Budapest leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Budapest 78, Valletta 46: Budapest leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Budapest 58, Valletta 56: Budapest leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Budapest 68, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Budapest 62, Valletta 58: Budapest leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Budapest 78, Valletta 62: Budapest leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Budapest 55, Valletta 38: Budapest leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Budapest 62, Valletta 50: Budapest leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Budapest 76, Valletta 44: Budapest leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Budapest 98, Valletta 32: Budapest leads by 66 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Budapest and Valletta.

Your match

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

Budapest
Best match
67match

Wins on wellness and nightlife 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.

Budapest in July

27 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
10 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

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Budapest: 1991-2020 normals, Budapest Met Center (2.1 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBudapestValletta
Official languageHungarianEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyForint (HUF)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
Elevation117 m56 m
Main airportBudapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD)18 km from centre157 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBudapestValletta
City population1,675,7775,197
People per km²3,1916,496
Museums within 10 km8116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.

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.