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The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Hamburg 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 Hamburg for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • 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. Hamburg 28, Ljubljana 22: Hamburg leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Hamburg and Ljubljana are level on 55.
Culture & sights. Hamburg 62, Ljubljana 55: Hamburg leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Hamburg 76, Ljubljana 40: Hamburg leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hamburg 52, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Hamburg 70, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Hamburg 74, Ljubljana 54: Hamburg leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Hamburg 80, Ljubljana 74: Hamburg leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Hamburg 65, Ljubljana 33: Hamburg leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Hamburg 38, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hamburg 80, Ljubljana 50: Hamburg leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hamburg 44, Ljubljana 42: Hamburg leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hamburg and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

Ljubljana
53match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 hdaylight a day

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HamburgLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHamburgLjubljana
Official languageGermanSlovene
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation6 m309 m
Main airportHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureHamburgLjubljana
City population1,869,473284,293
People per km²2,4761,736
Museums within 10 km7714
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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). 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.