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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Tromso?

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

  • day trips
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Tromso 36: Ljubljana leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Tromso 27: Ljubljana leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Tromso 38: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Tromso 14: Ljubljana leads by 64 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Tromso 45: Ljubljana leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Tromso 60: Ljubljana leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Tromso 15: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Tromso 11: Ljubljana leads by 43 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Tromso 32: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Tromso 38: Ljubljana leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Tromso.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaTromso
Official languageSloveneNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation309 m20 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaTromso
City population284,29379,943
People per km²1,73632
Museums within 10 km148
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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.