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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Colourful houses in the old town, Mazatlan
MazatlanColourful houses in the old town

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

Ljubljana or Mazatlan?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mazatlan for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Mazatlan’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, Mazatlan 80: Mazatlan leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Mazatlan 62: Mazatlan leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Mazatlan 42: Ljubljana leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Mazatlan 55: Mazatlan leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Mazatlan 66: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Mazatlan 45: Ljubljana leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Mazatlan 60: Mazatlan leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Mazatlan 42: Ljubljana leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Mazatlan 30: Ljubljana leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Mazatlan 70: Mazatlan leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Mazatlan 40: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Mazatlan 35: Ljubljana leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Mazatlan.

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 day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Mazatlan
52match

Wins on beaches and prices 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Mazatlan in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaMazatlan

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Mazatlan: 1991-2020 normals, Colonia Juan Carras-Co Mazatlan, Sin. (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaMazatlan
Official languageSloveneSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation309 m139 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsGeneral Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)16 km from centre23 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaMazatlan
City population284,293441,975
People per km²1,736-
Museums within 10 km143
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.