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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Ljubljana or Valletta?

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 Valletta for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana and Valletta are level on 55.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Valletta 56: Ljubljana leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Valletta 76: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Valletta 62: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Valletta 38: Valletta leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Valletta 50: Ljubljana leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Valletta 44: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Valletta 32: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Ljubljana
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights 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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaValletta
Official languageSloveneEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation309 m56 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaValletta
City population284,2935,197
People per km²1,7366,496
Museums within 10 km1416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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.