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Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Valletta or Wilmington?

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

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • day trips

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Valletta 55, Wilmington 48: Valletta leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Valletta 76, Wilmington 40: Valletta leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Valletta 46, Wilmington 40: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Valletta 56, Wilmington 58: Wilmington leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Valletta 76, Wilmington 45: Valletta leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Valletta 58, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Valletta 62, Wilmington 28: Valletta leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Valletta 38, Wilmington 33: Valletta leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Valletta 50, Wilmington 42: Valletta leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Valletta 44, Wilmington 40: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Valletta 32, Wilmington 33: Wilmington leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Valletta and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Valletta
Best match
55match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

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.

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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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VallettaWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVallettaWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureVallettaWilmington
City population5,197115,451
People per km²6,496839
Museums within 10 km162
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C6 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). 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.