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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Izmir 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 Izmir for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • food and drink

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

Choose Tallinn for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • families

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. Izmir 62, Tallinn 28: Izmir leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Tallinn 52: Izmir leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Tallinn 68: Tallinn leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Tallinn 44: Izmir leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Tallinn 55: Izmir leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Tallinn 58: Izmir leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Tallinn 60: Tallinn leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Tallinn 72: Tallinn leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Tallinn 40: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Tallinn 47: Izmir leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Tallinn 50: Tallinn leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Tallinn 50: Izmir leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Tallinn.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Tallinn
52match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 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. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirTallinn
Official languageTurkishEstonian
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation2 m28 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirTallinn
City population4,493,242457,572
People per km²4,7602,871
Museums within 10 km2916
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.