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The Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz, Nuremberg
NurembergThe Weinstadel and the water tower on the Pegnitz
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Nuremberg by Horst Gutmann, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Nuremberg 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 Nuremberg for

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

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. Nuremberg 14, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Nuremberg 53, Valletta 55: Valletta leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Nuremberg 69, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Nuremberg 40, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nuremberg and Valletta are level on 56.
Day trips. Nuremberg 80, Valletta 76: Nuremberg leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Nuremberg 64, Valletta 58: Nuremberg leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Nuremberg 78, Valletta 62: Nuremberg leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Nuremberg 45, Valletta 38: Nuremberg leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Nuremberg and Valletta are level on 50.
Live music & performing arts. Nuremberg 52, Valletta 44: Nuremberg leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nuremberg 47, Valletta 32: Nuremberg leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nuremberg and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Nuremberg
54match

Wins on getting around and wellness with your weighting.

Valletta
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.

Nuremberg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
77 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. Nuremberg: 1991-2020 normals, Nuernberg (5.5 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNurembergValletta
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
Elevation209 m56 m
Main airportNuremberg Airport (NUE)5 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureNurembergValletta
City population531,1595,197
People per km²2,8486,496
Museums within 10 km5016
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.