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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The cathedral above the old town, Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de CompostelaThe cathedral above the old town

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Santiago de Compostela by Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Santiago de Compostela?

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
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Santiago de Compostela for

  • culture and sights
  • food and drink
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Santiago de Compostela’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, Santiago de Compostela 32: Santiago de Compostela leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Santiago de Compostela 68: Santiago de Compostela leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Santiago de Compostela 70: Santiago de Compostela leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Santiago de Compostela 45: Santiago de Compostela leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Santiago de Compostela 62: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Santiago de Compostela 72: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Santiago de Compostela 42: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Santiago de Compostela 70: Ljubljana leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Santiago de Compostela 35: Santiago de Compostela leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Santiago de Compostela 64: Santiago de Compostela leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Santiago de Compostela 40: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana and Santiago de Compostela are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Santiago de Compostela.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Ljubljana
53match

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

Santiago de Compostela
54match

Wins on culture and sights and food and drink 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

Santiago de Compostela in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
41 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaSantiago de Compostela

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Santiago de Compostela: 1991-2020 normals, Santiago / Labacolla (8.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaSantiago de Compostela
Official languageSloveneSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation309 m260 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsSantiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ)10 km from centre29 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaSantiago de Compostela
City population284,293100,965
People per km²1,736459
Museums within 10 km146
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32
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. 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.