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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

London 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 London for

  • shopping
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • prices

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. London 25, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 43 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Valletta 55: London leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Valletta 76: London leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Valletta 46: London leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Valletta 56: London leads by 1 points.
Day trips. London 90, Valletta 76: London leads by 14 points.
Good for families. London 82, Valletta 58: London leads by 24 points.
Getting around. London 85, Valletta 62: London leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Valletta 38: London leads by 57 points.
Affordability. London 15, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Valletta 44: London leads by 54 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Valletta 32: London leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Valletta.

Your match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on shopping and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonValletta
Official languageEnglishEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112 or 999112
Elevation4 m56 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonValletta
City population8,799,7285,197
People per km²5,5986,496
Museums within 10 km21616
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.