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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat
MuscatThe Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Muscat by Alli Khalil, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Muscat?

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
  • nightlife
  • day trips

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

Choose Muscat for

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Muscat’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, Muscat 72: Muscat leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Muscat 44: Ljubljana leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana and Muscat are level on 55.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Muscat 14: Ljubljana leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Muscat 70: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Muscat 62: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Muscat 52: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Muscat 20: Ljubljana leads by 54 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Muscat 42: Muscat leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Muscat 45: Ljubljana leads by 9 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Muscat 40: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Muscat 55: Muscat leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Muscat.

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 nightlife with your weighting.

Muscat
48match

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

Muscat in July

33 °Cdaytime high
30 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
31 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Muscat's sunshine is measured 32 km from the centre, at Seeb, International Airport.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Muscat: 1991-2020 normals, Qaboos Port (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaMuscat
Official languageSloveneArabic
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Rial Omani (OMR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number112968
Elevation309 m69 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsMuscat International Airport (MCT)31 km from centre83 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days-

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaMuscat
City population284,2931,421,409
People per km²1,736406
Museums within 10 km1410
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. 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.