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The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Tallinn or Tampa?

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 Tallinn for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

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

Choose Tampa for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tampa’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. Tallinn 28, Tampa 70: Tampa leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Tallinn 52, Tampa 57: Tampa leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Tallinn 68, Tampa 42: Tallinn leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Tallinn 44, Tampa 52: Tampa leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tallinn and Tampa are level on 55.
Day trips. Tallinn 58, Tampa 54: Tallinn leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Tallinn 60, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Tallinn 72, Tampa 22: Tallinn leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Tallinn and Tampa are level on 40.
Affordability. Tallinn 47, Tampa 40: Tallinn leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tallinn 50, Tampa 47: Tallinn leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tallinn 50, Tampa 30: Tallinn leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tallinn and Tampa.

Your match

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

Tallinn
Best match
52match

Wins on getting around and culture and sights with your weighting.

Tampa
49match

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.

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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 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. Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTallinnTampa
Official languageEstonian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation28 m30 m
Main airportLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureTallinnTampa
City population457,572384,959
People per km²2,871848
Museums within 10 km166
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone8 months

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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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.