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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Ljubljana or Reykjavik?

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

  • prices
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Reykjavik 42: Ljubljana leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Reykjavik 25: Ljubljana leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Reykjavik 35: Ljubljana leads by 43 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Reykjavik 55: Ljubljana leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Reykjavik 25: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Reykjavik 6: Ljubljana leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Reykjavik 45: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 46 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaReykjavik
Official languageSloveneIcelandic
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC
Emergency number112112
Elevation309 m8 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaReykjavik
City population284,293138,772
People per km²1,736569
Museums within 10 km1423
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.