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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Oslo 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 Oslo for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

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

Choose Valletta for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • day trips

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. Oslo 36, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Oslo and Valletta are level on 55.
Culture & sights. Oslo 66, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, Valletta 46: Oslo leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, Valletta 56: Oslo leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, Valletta 58: Oslo leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, Valletta 62: Oslo leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo 50, Valletta 38: Oslo leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Oslo 14, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, Valletta 44: Oslo leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, Valletta 32: Oslo leads by 28 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Oslo 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

Oslo
56match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 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. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloValletta
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110112
Elevation23 m56 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsloValletta
City population717,7105,197
People per km²-6,496
Museums within 10 km6016
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone6 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.