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Beira Lake with Seema Malaka and the Lotus Tower, Colombo
ColomboBeira Lake with Seema Malaka and the Lotus Tower
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Colombo by Mohamed Ansaf, Pexels License; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Colombo 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 Colombo for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • shopping

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • day trips

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. Colombo 55, Ljubljana 22: Colombo leads by 33 points.
Food & drink. Colombo 66, Ljubljana 55: Colombo leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Colombo 45, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Colombo 35, Ljubljana 40: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Colombo 32, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 48 points.
Day trips. Colombo 50, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Colombo 35, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Colombo 35, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Colombo 45, Ljubljana 33: Colombo leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Colombo 78, Ljubljana 54: Colombo leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Colombo 30, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Colombo 48, Ljubljana 42: Colombo leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Colombo and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Colombo
46match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

Colombo in July

30 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
128 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
13 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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ColomboLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Colombo: 1991-2020 normals, Colombo (3 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureColomboLjubljana
Official languageTamil, SinhalaSlovene
CurrencySri Lanka Rupee (LKR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsGM230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 119, ambulance 110, fire 110112
Elevation1 m309 m
Main airportBandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB)28 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-21 days

By the numbers

MeasureColomboLjubljana
City population647,557284,293
People per km²17,3611,736
Museums within 10 km1014
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.