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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Ljubljana or Philadelphia?

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
  • wellness
  • prices

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • shopping
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Philadelphia 62: Philadelphia leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Philadelphia 52: Ljubljana leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Philadelphia 66: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Philadelphia 40: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Philadelphia 26: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Philadelphia.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on shopping and live music and the arts 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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaPhiladelphia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaPhiladelphia
Official languageSlovene-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation309 m12 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaPhiladelphia
City population284,2931,603,797
People per km²1,7364,339
Museums within 10 km1454
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.