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The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Munich 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 Munich for

  • live music and the arts
  • shopping
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Munich’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. Munich 28, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Munich 62, Valletta 55: Munich leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Munich 79, Valletta 76: Munich leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Munich 56, Valletta 46: Munich leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Munich 82, Valletta 56: Munich leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Munich 86, Valletta 76: Munich leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Munich 78, Valletta 58: Munich leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Munich 86, Valletta 62: Munich leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Munich 72, Valletta 38: Munich leads by 34 points.
Affordability. Munich 32, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Munich 84, Valletta 44: Munich leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Munich 62, Valletta 32: Munich leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Munich and Valletta.

Your match

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

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on live music and the arts and shopping 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.

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 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. Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMunichValletta
Official languageGermanEnglish, 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
Elevation519 m56 m
Main airportMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureMunichValletta
City population1,505,0365,197
People per km²4,8446,496
Museums within 10 km7416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
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.