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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Calgary 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 Calgary for

  • families
  • shopping
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • 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. Calgary 8, Ljubljana 22: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary 35, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Calgary and Ljubljana are level on 40.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary 88, Ljubljana 80: Calgary leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Ljubljana 54: Calgary leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Ljubljana 33: Calgary leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Calgary 42, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary and Ljubljana are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Calgary
46match

Wins on families and shopping with your weighting.

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on getting around 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.

Calgary in July

25 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 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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CalgaryLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryLjubljana
Official languageFrench, EnglishSlovene
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,045 m309 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryLjubljana
City population1,306,784284,293
People per km²1,5831,736
Museums within 10 km1314
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.