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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Castle Square and the Royal Castle, Warsaw
WarsawCastle Square and the Royal Castle

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Warsaw by Raymond Petrik, Pexels License.

Ljubljana or Warsaw?

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
  • day trips
  • beaches

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

Choose Warsaw for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Warsaw’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, Warsaw 12: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Warsaw 60: Warsaw leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Warsaw 70: Warsaw leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Warsaw 66: Warsaw leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Warsaw 47: Ljubljana leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Warsaw 52: Ljubljana leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Warsaw 62: Warsaw leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Warsaw 72: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Warsaw 55: Warsaw leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Warsaw 64: Warsaw leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Warsaw 63: Warsaw leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Warsaw 35: Ljubljana leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Warsaw.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Warsaw
55match

Wins on nightlife and shopping 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

Warsaw in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LjubljanaWarsaw

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Warsaw: 1991-2020 normals, Warszawa-Okecie (7.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaWarsaw
Official languageSlovenePolish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Zloty (PLN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation309 m118 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsWarsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)8 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaWarsaw
City population284,2931,862,402
People per km²1,7363,601
Museums within 10 km14117
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31

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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. 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.