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The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Toulouse 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 Toulouse for

  • live music and the arts
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

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. Toulouse 10, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Toulouse 66, Valletta 55: Toulouse leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Toulouse 64, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Toulouse 56, Valletta 46: Toulouse leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Toulouse 58, Valletta 56: Toulouse leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Toulouse 72, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Toulouse 62, Valletta 58: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Toulouse 70, Valletta 62: Toulouse leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Toulouse 50, Valletta 38: Toulouse leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Toulouse 46, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Toulouse 58, Valletta 44: Toulouse leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Toulouse 27, Valletta 32: Valletta leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Toulouse and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Toulouse
53match

Wins on live music and the arts and shopping 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.

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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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ToulouseValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureToulouseValletta
Official languageFrenchEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)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
Elevation115 m56 m
Main airportToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureToulouseValletta
City population514,8195,197
People per km²4,3526,496
Museums within 10 km2416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
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.