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Yellow colonial houses in the walled city, Cartagena
CartagenaYellow colonial houses in the walled city
The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate

Photos: Cartagena by Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Cartagena 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 Cartagena for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • prices

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

Choose Tallinn for

  • day trips
  • families
  • getting around

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. Cartagena 70, Tallinn 28: Cartagena leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Cartagena 62, Tallinn 52: Cartagena leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Cartagena and Tallinn are level on 68.
Nightlife. Cartagena 70, Tallinn 44: Cartagena leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cartagena 46, Tallinn 55: Tallinn leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Cartagena 33, Tallinn 58: Tallinn leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Cartagena 40, Tallinn 60: Tallinn leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Cartagena 54, Tallinn 72: Tallinn leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Cartagena 48, Tallinn 40: Cartagena leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Cartagena 60, Tallinn 47: Cartagena leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cartagena 40, Tallinn 50: Tallinn leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cartagena 40, Tallinn 50: Tallinn leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cartagena 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

Cartagena
53match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Tallinn
52match

Wins on day trips 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.

Cartagena in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
124 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
13 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cartagena: 1991-2020 normals, Cartagena / Rafael Nunez (3.1 km from centre). Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCartagenaTallinn
Official languageSpanishEstonian
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number123112
Elevation2 m28 m
Main airportRafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG)2 km from centre26 non-stop destinationsLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureCartagenaTallinn
City population914,552457,572
People per km²1,5992,871
Museums within 10 km216
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 monthsNone

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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). 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. 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.