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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
A chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain, Whistler
WhistlerA chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Whistler by Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Ljubljana or Whistler?

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 Whistler for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Whistler’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, Whistler 30: Whistler leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Whistler 40: Ljubljana leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Whistler 20: Ljubljana leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Whistler 42: Whistler leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Whistler 97: Whistler leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Whistler 30: Ljubljana leads by 48 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Whistler 68: Whistler leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Whistler 68: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Whistler 30: Ljubljana leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Whistler 12: Ljubljana leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Whistler 15: Ljubljana leads by 35 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Whistler 60: Whistler leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Whistler.

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.

Whistler
43match

Wins on wellness and 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
15 hdaylight a day

Whistler in July

25 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Whistler has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Whistler: 1991-2020 normals, Whistler - Nesters (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaWhistler
Official languageSloveneFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation309 m670 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)104 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaWhistler
City population284,29313,982
People per km²1,73658
Museums within 10 km141
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30

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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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.