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A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Jasper 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 Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • 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. Jasper 25, Ljubljana 22: Jasper leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Ljubljana 40: Ljubljana leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Ljubljana 80: Jasper leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 70 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Ljubljana 33: Ljubljana leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Ljubljana 42: Jasper leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Jasper
27match

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

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Jasper in July

24 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 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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JasperLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperLjubljana
Official languageFrench, EnglishSlovene
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,060 m309 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperLjubljana
City population4,738284,293
People per km²51,736
Museums within 10 km114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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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). 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.