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The Space Needle behind Pier 70, Seattle
SeattleThe Space Needle behind Pier 70
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Seattle by Caio, Pexels License; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Seattle 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 Seattle for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • day trips

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. Seattle 30, Tbilisi 7: Seattle leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Seattle 66, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Seattle 50, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Seattle 55, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Seattle 87, Tbilisi 58: Seattle leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Seattle 55, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Seattle 64, Tbilisi 45: Seattle leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Seattle 60, Tbilisi 52: Seattle leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Seattle 52, Tbilisi 42: Seattle leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Seattle 22, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Seattle 70, Tbilisi 57: Seattle leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Seattle 40, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Seattle and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Seattle
54match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on prices 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.

Seattle in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
15 mmrain in the month
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
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. Seattle: 1991-2020 normals, Seattle-Tacoma Airport (17.3 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSeattleTbilisi
Official language-Georgian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Lari (GEL)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-8, UTC-7 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number911112
Elevation40 m575 m
Main airportSeattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)18 km from centre135 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureSeattleTbilisi
City population737,0151,331,485
People per km²1,9961,849
Museums within 10 km2729
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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). 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.