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Hobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington, Hobart
HobartHobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Hobart by Gary Houston, CC0; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Hobart 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 Hobart for

  • beaches
  • food and drink
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • getting around
  • 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. Hobart 30, Ljubljana 22: Hobart leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Hobart 60, Ljubljana 55: Hobart leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Hobart 56, Ljubljana 55: Hobart leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Hobart 30, Ljubljana 40: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hobart 85, Ljubljana 80: Hobart leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Hobart 60, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Hobart 56, Ljubljana 54: Hobart leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Hobart 45, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 29 points.
Shopping & style. Hobart 38, Ljubljana 33: Hobart leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Hobart 35, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hobart 45, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hobart 40, Ljubljana 42: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hobart and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Hobart
48match

Wins on beaches and food and drink with your weighting.

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on getting around 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.

Hobart in July

13 °Cdaytime high
5 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
13 °Csea
9 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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HobartLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hobart: 1991-2020 normals, Hobart (2.3 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHobartLjubljana
Official languageEnglishSlovene
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+10, UTC+11 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number000112
Elevation54 m309 m
Main airportHobart International Airport (HBA)17 km from centre9 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureHobartLjubljana
City population197,451284,293
People per km²1161,736
Museums within 10 km814
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). 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.