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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

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

Choose Tallinn for

  • wellness
  • prices
  • 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. Philadelphia 36, Tallinn 28: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Tallinn 52: Philadelphia leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Tallinn 68: Philadelphia leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Tallinn 44: Philadelphia leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia 52, Tallinn 55: Tallinn leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Tallinn 58: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Tallinn 60: Philadelphia leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Tallinn 72: Tallinn leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Tallinn 40: Philadelphia leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Tallinn 47: Tallinn leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Tallinn 50: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Tallinn 50: Tallinn leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Tallinn.

Your match

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

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Tallinn
52match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaTallinn
Official language-Estonian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m28 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaTallinn
City population1,603,797457,572
People per km²4,3392,871
Museums within 10 km5416
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.

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.