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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds, Sapporo
SapporoThe old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Sapporo by Feri88, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Sapporo?

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

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Sapporo for

  • wellness
  • food and drink
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Sapporo’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, Sapporo 28: Sapporo leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Sapporo 40: Ljubljana leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Sapporo 62: Sapporo leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Sapporo 86: Sapporo leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Sapporo 64: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Sapporo 72: Sapporo leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Sapporo 58: Sapporo leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Sapporo 60: Sapporo leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Sapporo 44: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Sapporo.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

Sapporo
Best match
63match

Wins on wellness 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

Sapporo in July

25 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Sapporo: 1991-2020 normals, Sapporo (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaSapporo
Official languageSloveneJapanese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation309 m5 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsNew Chitose Airport (CTS)42 km from centre42 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaSapporo
City population284,2931,959,313
People per km²1,7361,747
Museums within 10 km1433
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
Swim season, months above 21 °C-1 month

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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.