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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Parliament Hill across the Ottawa River, Ottawa
OttawaParliament Hill across the Ottawa River

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Ottawa by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Ottawa?

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
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Ottawa for

  • families
  • beaches
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Ottawa’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, Ottawa 35: Ottawa leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Ottawa 45: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Ottawa 62: Ottawa leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Ottawa 35: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Ottawa 68: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Ottawa 55: Ljubljana leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Ottawa 68: Ottawa leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Ottawa 62: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Ottawa 40: Ottawa leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Ottawa 40: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Ottawa 52: Ottawa leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Ottawa 55: Ottawa leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Ottawa.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Ottawa
51match

Wins on families and beaches 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

Ottawa in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Ottawa: 1991-2020 normals, Ottawa CDA RCS (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaOttawa
Official languageSloveneFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation309 m70 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsOttawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)12 km from centre46 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaOttawa
City population284,2931,017,449
People per km²1,736366
Museums within 10 km1420
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31

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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.