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Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Valletta or Zagreb?

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
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • prices
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Valletta leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Valletta and Zagreb are level on 55.
Culture & sights. Valletta 76, Zagreb 56: Valletta leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Valletta 46, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Valletta 56, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Valletta 76, Zagreb 60: Valletta leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Valletta 58, Zagreb 52: Valletta leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Valletta 62, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Valletta 38, Zagreb 40: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Valletta 50, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Valletta 44, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Valletta 32, Zagreb 33: Zagreb leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Valletta and Zagreb.

Your match

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

Valletta
Best match
55match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on prices 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.

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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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VallettaZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVallettaZagreb
Official languageEnglish, MalteseCroatian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation56 m127 m
Main airportMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureVallettaZagreb
City population5,197767,131
People per km²6,496-
Museums within 10 km1627
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C6 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.