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Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower
The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate

Photos: Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Prague 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 Prague for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • day trips

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

Choose Tallinn for

  • beaches
  • families
  • wellness

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. Prague 10, Tallinn 28: Tallinn leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Prague 50, Tallinn 52: Tallinn leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Prague 83, Tallinn 68: Prague leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Prague 65, Tallinn 44: Prague leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Prague 58, Tallinn 55: Prague leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Prague 77, Tallinn 58: Prague leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Prague 50, Tallinn 60: Tallinn leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Prague 83, Tallinn 72: Prague leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Prague 50, Tallinn 40: Prague leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Prague 62, Tallinn 47: Prague leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Prague 76, Tallinn 50: Prague leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Prague 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: Prague and Tallinn.

Your match

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

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Tallinn
52match

Wins on beaches 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.

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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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PragueTallinn

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre). Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePragueTallinn
Official languageCzechEstonian
CurrencyCzech Koruna (CZK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation235 m28 m
Main airportVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinationsLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePragueTallinn
City population1,397,880457,572
People per km²2,8172,871
Museums within 10 km8816
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

Where else could you go?

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