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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Thessaloniki?

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
  • getting around
  • wellness

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 33 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Thessaloniki 73: Thessaloniki leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Thessaloniki 66: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Thessaloniki 74: Ljubljana leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Thessaloniki 50: Ljubljana leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Thessaloniki 60: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Thessaloniki 50: Thessaloniki leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Thessaloniki 52: Thessaloniki leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Thessaloniki 33: Ljubljana leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Thessaloniki.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

Wins on nightlife and beaches 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

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaThessaloniki
Official languageSloveneGreek
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation309 m6 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaThessaloniki
City population284,293309,617
People per km²1,73616,042
Museums within 10 km1432
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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.