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The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

The Hague 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 The Hague for

  • shopping
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • 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. The Hague 38, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. The Hague 48, Valletta 55: Valletta leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. The Hague 66, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. The Hague 38, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. The Hague 52, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Day trips. The Hague 86, Valletta 76: The Hague leads by 10 points.
Good for families. The Hague 72, Valletta 58: The Hague leads by 14 points.
Getting around. The Hague 78, Valletta 62: The Hague leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. The Hague 55, Valletta 38: The Hague leads by 17 points.
Affordability. The Hague 35, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. The Hague 58, Valletta 44: The Hague leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. The Hague 45, Valletta 32: The Hague leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: The Hague 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

The Hague
56match

Wins on shopping and getting around 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.

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
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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Where the figures come from

The Hague has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThe HagueValletta
Official languageDutchEnglish, 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
Elevation1 m56 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureThe HagueValletta
City population548,3205,197
People per km²5,5896,496
Museums within 10 km5416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
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). 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. 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.