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Praia Mole in Florianopolis, Florianopolis
FlorianopolisPraia Mole in Florianopolis
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Florianopolis by Papa Pic, CC0; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Florianopolis 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 Florianopolis for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • families

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • 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. Florianopolis 85, Ljubljana 22: Florianopolis leads by 63 points.
Food & drink. Florianopolis 58, Ljubljana 55: Florianopolis leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Florianopolis 33, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Florianopolis 60, Ljubljana 40: Florianopolis leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Florianopolis 78, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Florianopolis 50, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Florianopolis 60, Ljubljana 54: Florianopolis leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Florianopolis 28, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 46 points.
Shopping & style. Florianopolis and Ljubljana are level on 33.
Affordability. Florianopolis 60, Ljubljana 54: Florianopolis leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Florianopolis 28, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Florianopolis 45, Ljubljana 42: Florianopolis leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Florianopolis and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Florianopolis
52match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Florianopolis in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
11 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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FlorianopolisLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Florianopolis: 1991-2020 normals, Florianopolis (1.7 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFlorianopolisLjubljana
Official languagePortugueseSlovene
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCN60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193112
Elevation3 m309 m
Main airportHercílio Luz International Airport (FLN)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureFlorianopolisLjubljana
City population587,486284,293
People per km²8701,736
Museums within 10 km1114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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). 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.