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A heritage tram before the Regent building, Christchurch
ChristchurchA heritage tram before the Regent building
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Christchurch by Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Christchurch 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 Christchurch for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • 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. Christchurch 38, Ljubljana 22: Christchurch leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Christchurch 45, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Christchurch 38, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Christchurch 32, Ljubljana 40: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Christchurch 84, Ljubljana 80: Christchurch leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Christchurch 45, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Christchurch 66, Ljubljana 54: Christchurch leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Christchurch 48, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Christchurch 32, Ljubljana 33: Ljubljana leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Christchurch 38, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Christchurch 38, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Christchurch 45, Ljubljana 42: Christchurch leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Christchurch and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Christchurch
46match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Christchurch in July

11 °Cdaytime high
1 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
9 hdaylight a day

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ChristchurchLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Christchurch: 1991-2020 normals, Christchurch (8.7 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChristchurchLjubljana
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriSlovene
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111112
Elevation20 m309 m
Main airportChristchurch International Airport (CHC)10 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureChristchurchLjubljana
City population383,200284,293
People per km²1,2981,736
Museums within 10 km1114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.