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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Copenhagen 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 Copenhagen for

  • shopping
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Valletta for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • 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. Copenhagen 40, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Valletta 55: Copenhagen leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Valletta 46: Copenhagen leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Valletta 58: Copenhagen leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Valletta 62: Copenhagen leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Valletta 38: Copenhagen leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Valletta 44: Copenhagen leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Valletta 32: Copenhagen leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Valletta.

Your match

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

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

Wins on shopping and families with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Copenhagen in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
17 °Csea
17 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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CopenhagenValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenValletta
Official languageDanishEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation14 m56 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenValletta
City population667,0995,197
People per km²7,3396,496
Museums within 10 km7216
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km53
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone6 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). 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. 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.