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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima for

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • getting around

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts

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. Hiroshima 30, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Valletta 55: Hiroshima leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Valletta 56: Hiroshima leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Valletta 76: Hiroshima leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Valletta 58: Hiroshima leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Valletta 62: Hiroshima leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Valletta 38: Hiroshima leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Valletta 50: Hiroshima leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Valletta 44: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Valletta 32: Hiroshima leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Hiroshima
56match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Hiroshima in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
299 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaValletta
Official languageJapaneseEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyYen (JPY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation3 m56 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaValletta
City population1,198,0215,197
People per km²1,3246,496
Museums within 10 km1816
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months6 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.