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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Stuttgart?

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
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • shopping
  • live music and the arts
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Stuttgart’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, Stuttgart 8: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Stuttgart 62: Stuttgart leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Stuttgart 42: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Stuttgart 60: Ljubljana leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Stuttgart 72: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Stuttgart 40: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
53match

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

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on shopping and live music and the arts 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

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaStuttgart
Official languageSloveneGerman
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 m245 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaStuttgart
City population284,293609,365
People per km²1,7362,938
Museums within 10 km1442
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33

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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.