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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; London by AXP Photography, Pexels License.

Ljubljana or London?

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 Ljubljana for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose London for

  • shopping
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on London’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. Ljubljana 22, London 25: London leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, London 84: London leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, London 94: London leads by 39 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, London 88: London leads by 48 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, London 57: Ljubljana leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, London 90: London leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, London 82: London leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, London 85: London leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, London 95: London leads by 62 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, London 15: Ljubljana leads by 39 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, London 98: London leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, London 40: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and London.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
53match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on shopping and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Ljubljana in July

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

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaLondon

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaLondon
Official languageSloveneEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Pound Sterling (GBP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number112112 or 999
Elevation309 m4 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaLondon
City population284,2938,799,728
People per km²1,7365,598
Museums within 10 km14216
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km34

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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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.