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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
White sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach, Pensacola
PensacolaWhite sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Pensacola by Jason Meredith, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Pensacola?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Pensacola for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Pensacola’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, Pensacola 84: Pensacola leads by 62 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Pensacola 45: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Pensacola 45: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Pensacola 42: Pensacola leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Pensacola 62: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Pensacola 45: Ljubljana leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Pensacola 62: Pensacola leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Pensacola 18: Ljubljana leads by 56 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Pensacola 28: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Pensacola 44: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Pensacola 36: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Pensacola 30: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Pensacola.

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.

Pensacola
45match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Pensacola in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
200 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaPensacola

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Pensacola: 1991-2020 normals, Pensacola / Pleasant Grove (12.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaPensacola
Official languageSlovene-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6, UTC-5 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation309 m31 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsPensacola International Airport (PNS)6 km from centre27 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaPensacola
City population284,29354,312
People per km²1,736515
Museums within 10 km145
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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.