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Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom
The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate

Photos: Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • shopping

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

Choose Tallinn for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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. Stuttgart 8, Tallinn 28: Tallinn leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Stuttgart 58, Tallinn 52: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Stuttgart 62, Tallinn 68: Tallinn leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Stuttgart 42, Tallinn 44: Tallinn leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Stuttgart 60, Tallinn 55: Stuttgart leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Stuttgart 80, Tallinn 58: Stuttgart leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Stuttgart 66, Tallinn 60: Stuttgart leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Stuttgart and Tallinn are level on 72.
Shopping & style. Stuttgart 58, Tallinn 40: Stuttgart leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Stuttgart 40, Tallinn 47: Tallinn leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Stuttgart 74, Tallinn 50: Stuttgart leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Stuttgart 64, Tallinn 50: Stuttgart leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Stuttgart and Tallinn.

Your match

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

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

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

Tallinn
52match

Wins on beaches 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.

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 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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StuttgartTallinn

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre). Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureStuttgartTallinn
Official languageGermanEstonian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation245 m28 m
Main airportStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinationsLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureStuttgartTallinn
City population609,365457,572
People per km²2,9382,871
Museums within 10 km4216
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.