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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Auckland or Tallinn?

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 Auckland for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink

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

Choose Tallinn for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Tallinn’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. Auckland 68, Tallinn 28: Auckland leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Tallinn 52: Auckland leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Tallinn 68: Tallinn leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Tallinn 44: Tallinn leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Tallinn 55: Auckland leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Tallinn 58: Tallinn leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Tallinn 60: Auckland leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Tallinn 72: Tallinn leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Tallinn 40: Auckland leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Tallinn 47: Tallinn leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Tallinn 50: Tallinn leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Tallinn 50: Tallinn leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Tallinn.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Auckland
53match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Tallinn
52match

Wins on getting around 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.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Tallinn in July

22 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandTallinn

Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandTallinn
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriEstonian
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number111112
Elevation196 m28 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandTallinn
City population1,470,100457,572
People per km²2,6302,871
Museums within 10 km1516
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 monthNone

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Auckland or Tallinn somewhere new.

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.