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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Maastricht?

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 Maastricht for

  • shopping
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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, Maastricht 8: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Maastricht 58: Maastricht leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Maastricht 42: Maastricht leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Maastricht 58: Ljubljana leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Maastricht 77: Ljubljana leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Maastricht 55: Maastricht leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana and Maastricht are level on 74.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Maastricht 38: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Maastricht 40: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Maastricht 52: Maastricht leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Maastricht.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Ljubljana
53match

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

Maastricht
52match

Wins on shopping and wellness 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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 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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LjubljanaMaastricht

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaMaastricht
Official languageSloveneDutch
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation309 m49 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaMaastricht
City population284,293120,227
People per km²1,7362,000
Museums within 10 km1421
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km35

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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.