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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Dublin 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 Dublin for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Dublin 27, Ljubljana 22: Dublin leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Ljubljana 55: Dublin leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Ljubljana 40: Dublin leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Ljubljana 54: Dublin leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Ljubljana 33: Dublin leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Ljubljana 50: Dublin leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 25, Ljubljana 42: Ljubljana leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dublin and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Dublin
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Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

Ljubljana
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Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinLjubljana
Official languageEnglish, IrishSlovene
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation20 m309 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureDublinLjubljana
City population592,713284,293
People per km²5,1541,736
Museums within 10 km4014
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.