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The fountain on Plaza Mayor, Lima
LimaThe fountain on Plaza Mayor
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Lima by James C., CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Lima 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 Lima for

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • beaches

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

Choose Ljubljana for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Lima 42, Ljubljana 22: Lima leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Lima 88, Ljubljana 55: Lima leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Lima 66, Ljubljana 55: Lima leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Lima 62, Ljubljana 40: Lima leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lima 45, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Lima 34, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Lima 42, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Lima 35, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 39 points.
Shopping & style. Lima 52, Ljubljana 33: Lima leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Lima 70, Ljubljana 54: Lima leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Lima 53, Ljubljana 50: Lima leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lima 25, Ljubljana 42: Ljubljana leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Lima and Ljubljana.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Lima
51match

Wins on food and drink and nightlife with your weighting.

Ljubljana
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.

Lima in July

19 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
1 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
12 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Lima: 1991-2020 normals, Lima-Callao / Aerop. Internacional Jorgechavez (10.9 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLimaLjubljana
Official languageSpanish, Aymara, QuechuaSlovene
CurrencySol (PEN)Euro (EUR)
SocketsABC220 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111 or 911112
Elevation154 m309 m
Main airportJorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)9 km from centre61 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureLimaLjubljana
City population9,943,800284,293
People per km²3,7211,736
Museums within 10 km4714
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C2 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). 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. 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.