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Rathausquai on the Reuss, Lucerne
LucerneRathausquai on the Reuss
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Lucerne by ILOVESwitzerland, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Lucerne 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 Lucerne for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • beaches

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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. Lucerne 35, Tbilisi 7: Lucerne leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Lucerne 35, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 37 points.
Culture & sights. Lucerne 58, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Lucerne 28, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lucerne 92, Tbilisi 58: Lucerne leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Lucerne 78, Tbilisi 77: Lucerne leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Lucerne 66, Tbilisi 45: Lucerne leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Lucerne 86, Tbilisi 52: Lucerne leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Lucerne 46, Tbilisi 42: Lucerne leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Lucerne 8, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 72 points.
Live music & performing arts. Lucerne 66, Tbilisi 57: Lucerne leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lucerne 46, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Lucerne and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Lucerne
54match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Lucerne in July

24 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
141 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Lucerne has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Lucerne's sunshine is measured 42 km from the centre, at Zurich Town / Ville..

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Lucerne: 2005-2025 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Emmen (4.2 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLucerneTbilisi
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshGeorgian
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Lari (GEL)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number112112
Elevation436 m575 m
Main airportZürich Airport (ZRH)49 km from centre226 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureLucerneTbilisi
City population86,2341,331,485
People per km²2,9631,849
Museums within 10 km1429
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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. 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.