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Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water
The US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DCThe US Capitol

Photos: Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License; Washington DC by Guohua Song, Pexels License.

Valletta or Washington DC?

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 Valletta for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • wellness

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

Choose Washington DC for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Washington DC’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. Valletta 68, Washington DC 12: Valletta leads by 56 points.
Food & drink. Valletta 55, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Valletta 76, Washington DC 84: Washington DC leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Valletta 46, Washington DC 57: Washington DC leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Valletta 56, Washington DC 64: Washington DC leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Valletta 76, Washington DC 73: Valletta leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Valletta 58, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Valletta 62, Washington DC 72: Washington DC leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Valletta 38, Washington DC 52: Washington DC leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Valletta 50, Washington DC 28: Valletta leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Valletta 44, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Valletta 32, Washington DC 26: Valletta leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Valletta and Washington DC.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Washington DC
56match

Wins on live music and the arts 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.

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

Washington DC in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
108 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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VallettaWashington DC

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre). Washington DC: 1991-2020 normals, Washington National Airport (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVallettaWashington DC
Official languageEnglish, Maltese-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation56 m72 m
Main airportMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)5 km from centre105 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureVallettaWashington DC
City population5,197689,545
People per km²6,4963,896
Museums within 10 km1698
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C6 months3 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.