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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Tampa?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

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

Choose Tampa for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tampa’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, Tampa 70: Tampa leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Tampa 57: Tampa leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Tampa 42: Ljubljana leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Tampa 52: Tampa leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Tampa 55: Ljubljana leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Tampa 54: Ljubljana leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Tampa 22: Ljubljana leads by 52 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Tampa 40: Tampa leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Tampa 40: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Tampa 47: Ljubljana leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Tampa 30: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Tampa.

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 nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Tampa
49match

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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °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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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaTampa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaTampa
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 m30 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaTampa
City population284,293384,959
People per km²1,736848
Museums within 10 km146
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.