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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Maastricht 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 Maastricht for

  • shopping
  • wellness
  • getting around

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • 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. Maastricht 8, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 60 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Valletta 55: Maastricht leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Valletta 56: Maastricht leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Valletta 76: Maastricht leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Valletta 62: Maastricht leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Valletta 38: Maastricht leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Valletta 44: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Valletta 32: Maastricht leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Valletta.

Your match

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

Maastricht
52match

Wins on shopping and wellness with your weighting.

Valletta
Best match
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.

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 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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MaastrichtValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtValletta
Official languageDutchEnglish, 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
Elevation49 m56 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtValletta
City population120,2275,197
People per km²2,0006,496
Museums within 10 km2116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km53
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.