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The Guggenheim Museum on the river, Bilbao
BilbaoThe Guggenheim Museum on the river
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Bilbao by José Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Bilbao or Tbilisi?

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 Bilbao for

  • beaches
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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. Bilbao 45, Tbilisi 7: Bilbao leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Bilbao 81, Tbilisi 72: Bilbao leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Bilbao and Tbilisi are level on 62.
Nightlife. Bilbao 54, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bilbao 75, Tbilisi 58: Bilbao leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Bilbao 78, Tbilisi 77: Bilbao leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Bilbao 55, Tbilisi 45: Bilbao leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Bilbao 79, Tbilisi 52: Bilbao leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Bilbao 47, Tbilisi 42: Bilbao leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Bilbao 44, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bilbao 53, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bilbao 33, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bilbao and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Bilbao
59match

Wins on beaches and getting around with your weighting.

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Bilbao in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
54 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bilbao: 1991-2020 normals, Bilbao / Sondica (4.1 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBilbaoTbilisi
Official languageSpanishGeorgian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number112112
Elevation19 m575 m
Main airportBilbao Airport (BIO)5 km from centre73 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureBilbaoTbilisi
City population351,1241,331,485
People per km²8,4401,849
Museums within 10 km1729
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

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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.