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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Prague 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 Prague for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • nightlife

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • families
  • food and drink

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. Prague 10, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Valletta 55: Valletta leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Valletta 76: Prague leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Valletta 46: Prague leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Valletta 56: Prague leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Valletta 76: Prague leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Valletta 62: Prague leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Valletta 38: Prague leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Prague 62, Valletta 50: Prague leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Valletta 44: Prague leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 40, Valletta 32: Prague leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Prague and Valletta.

Your match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 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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PragueValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueValletta
Official languageCzechEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation235 m56 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePragueValletta
City population1,397,8805,197
People per km²2,8176,496
Museums within 10 km8816
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). 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. 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.