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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
St. Petersburg, Florida

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Ljubljana or St. Petersburg, Florida?

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

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose St. Petersburg, Florida for

  • beaches
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on St. Petersburg, Florida’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, St. Petersburg, Florida 85: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 63 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, St. Petersburg, Florida 52: Ljubljana leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, St. Petersburg, Florida 52: Ljubljana leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, St. Petersburg, Florida 44: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, St. Petersburg, Florida 58: Ljubljana leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, St. Petersburg, Florida 55: Ljubljana leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, St. Petersburg, Florida 70: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, St. Petersburg, Florida 33: Ljubljana leads by 41 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, St. Petersburg, Florida 38: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, St. Petersburg, Florida 35: Ljubljana leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, St. Petersburg, Florida 42: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, St. Petersburg, Florida 40: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and St. Petersburg, Florida.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

St. Petersburg, Florida
50match

Wins on beaches and families 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

St. Petersburg, Florida in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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LjubljanaSt. Petersburg, Florida

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). St. Petersburg, Florida: 1998-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Saint Petersburg (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaSt. Petersburg, Florida
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 m134 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsSt. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE)16 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaSt. Petersburg, Florida
City population284,293258,308
People per km²1,736725
Museums within 10 km1413
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-8 months

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.