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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License.

Ljubljana or Mexico City?

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
  • getting around
  • beaches

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

Choose Mexico City for

  • shopping
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico City’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, Mexico City 5: Ljubljana leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Mexico City 90: Mexico City leads by 35 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Mexico City 88: Mexico City leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Mexico City 80: Mexico City leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Mexico City 50: Ljubljana leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Mexico City 75: Ljubljana leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Mexico City 58: Mexico City leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Mexico City 50: Ljubljana leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Mexico City 76: Mexico City leads by 43 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Mexico City 72: Mexico City leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Mexico City 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 Mexico City.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Mexico City
Best match
63match

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

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaMexico City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaMexico City
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-6
Emergency number112911
Elevation309 m2,240 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaMexico City
City population284,2939,209,944
People per km²1,7366,202
Museums within 10 km14108
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km36

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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.