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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Delhi 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 Delhi for

  • shopping
  • prices
  • food and drink

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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. Delhi 4, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 64 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Valletta 55: Delhi leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Valletta 76: Delhi leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Valletta 62: Valletta leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Valletta 38: Delhi leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Valletta 50: Delhi leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Valletta 44: Delhi leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Valletta 32: Valletta leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Delhi
53match

Wins on shopping and prices with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 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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DelhiValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiValletta
Official languageHindi, EnglishEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number108 or 112112
Elevation221 m56 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiValletta
City population26,495,0005,197
People per km²18,9626,496
Museums within 10 km2316
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
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). 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. 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.

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.