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The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate
The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water

Photos: Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License.

Tallinn or The Hague?

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

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • wellness

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

Choose The Hague for

  • day trips
  • shopping
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on The Hague’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, The Hague 38: The Hague leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Tallinn 52, The Hague 48: Tallinn leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Tallinn 68, The Hague 66: Tallinn leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Tallinn 44, The Hague 38: Tallinn leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tallinn 55, The Hague 52: Tallinn leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Tallinn 58, The Hague 86: The Hague leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Tallinn 60, The Hague 72: The Hague leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Tallinn 72, The Hague 78: The Hague leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Tallinn 40, The Hague 55: The Hague leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Tallinn 47, The Hague 35: Tallinn leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tallinn 50, The Hague 58: The Hague leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tallinn 50, The Hague 45: Tallinn leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tallinn and The Hague.

Your match

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

Tallinn
52match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

The Hague
Best match
56match

Wins on day trips and shopping 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

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

The Hague has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre). The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTallinnThe Hague
Official languageEstonianDutch
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation28 m1 m
Main airportLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureTallinnThe Hague
City population457,572548,320
People per km²2,8715,589
Museums within 10 km1654
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14
Swim season, months above 21 °CNoneNone

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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. 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.