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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
A madrasa and its minarets on the Registan, Samarkand
SamarkandA madrasa and its minarets on the Registan

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Samarkand by Yaşar Başkurt, Pexels License.

Ljubljana or Samarkand?

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
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Samarkand for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Samarkand’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, Samarkand 4: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Samarkand 54: Ljubljana leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Samarkand 84: Samarkand leads by 29 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Samarkand 14: Ljubljana leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Samarkand 40: Ljubljana leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Samarkand 72: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Samarkand 30: Ljubljana leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Samarkand 58: Ljubljana leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Samarkand 42: Samarkand leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Samarkand 80: Samarkand leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Samarkand 24: Ljubljana leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Samarkand 32: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Samarkand.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and nightlife with your weighting.

Samarkand
45match

Wins on culture and sights and prices 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

Samarkand in July

34 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaSamarkand

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Samarkand: 1991-2020 normals, Samarkand (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaSamarkand
Official languageSloveneUzbek
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Uzbekistan Sum (UZS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCFI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5
Emergency number112112
Elevation309 m702 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsSamarkand International Airport (SKD)5 km from centre29 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days-

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaSamarkand
City population284,293546,303
People per km²1,7365,058
Museums within 10 km1411
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. 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.