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The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

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

Tangier 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 Tangier for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • shopping

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

Choose Valletta for

  • families
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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. Tangier 50, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Tangier 58, Valletta 55: Tangier leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Tangier 57, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Tangier 30, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tangier 55, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Tangier 72, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Tangier 35, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Tangier 40, Valletta 62: Valletta leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Tangier 42, Valletta 38: Tangier leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Tangier 76, Valletta 50: Tangier leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tangier 28, Valletta 44: Valletta leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tangier 50, Valletta 32: Tangier leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tangier and Valletta.

Your match

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

Tangier
49match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Valletta
Best match
55match

Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 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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TangierValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTangierValletta
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15112
Elevation56 m56 m
Main airportTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureTangierValletta
City population1,275,4285,197
People per km²6,3936,496
Museums within 10 km616
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months6 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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.