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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
A bright beach on turquoise water at Montego Bay, Montego Bay
Montego BayA bright beach on turquoise water at Montego Bay

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Montego Bay by Dre Dawkcide, Pexels License.

Ljubljana or Montego Bay?

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

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Montego Bay for

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Montego Bay’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, Montego Bay 84: Montego Bay leads by 62 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Montego Bay 50: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Montego Bay 28: Ljubljana leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Montego Bay 42: Montego Bay leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Montego Bay 65: Ljubljana leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Montego Bay 50: Ljubljana leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Montego Bay 48: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Montego Bay 20: Ljubljana leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Montego Bay 25: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Montego Bay 38: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Montego Bay 32: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Montego Bay 45: Montego Bay leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Montego Bay.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Montego Bay
44match

Wins on beaches 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Montego Bay in July

34 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
9 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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LjubljanaMontego Bay

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Montego Bay: 1991-2020 normals, Montego Bay / Sangster (3.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaMontego Bay
Official languageSloveneEnglish, Jamaican Patois
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB116 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5
Emergency number112Police 110/112/119/911, ambulance 110, fire 110
Elevation309 m19 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsSangster International Airport (MBJ)4 km from centre48 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaMontego Bay
City population284,293123,994
People per km²1,736-
Museums within 10 km140
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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.