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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Lyon?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • beaches

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

Choose Lyon for

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Lyon’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, Lyon 12: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Lyon 84: Lyon leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Lyon 77: Lyon leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Lyon 58: Lyon leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Lyon 64: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Lyon 77: Ljubljana leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Lyon 62: Lyon leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Lyon 77: Lyon leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Lyon 58: Lyon leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Lyon 42: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Lyon 68: Lyon leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Lyon 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 Lyon.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
53match

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

Lyon
Best match
60match

Wins on food and drink and shopping 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

Lyon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
66 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Lyon: 1991-2020 normals, Lyon / Bron (10.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaLyon
Official languageSloveneFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation309 m160 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaLyon
City population284,293519,127
People per km²1,73610,838
Museums within 10 km1443
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32

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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. 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.