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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Faro 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 Faro for

  • beaches
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • nightlife
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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. Faro 74, Tbilisi 7: Faro leads by 67 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Tbilisi 58: Faro leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Tbilisi 45: Faro leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Tbilisi 52: Faro leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Tbilisi 42: Tbilisi leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 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: Faro and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Faro
49match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on nightlife 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.

Faro in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
14 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. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroTbilisi
Official languagePortugueseGeorgian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number112112
Elevation10 m575 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroTbilisi
City population64,5601,331,485
People per km²3191,849
Museums within 10 km229
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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.