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The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Tallinn or Thessaloniki?

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

  • wellness
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Tallinn 52, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Tallinn 68, Thessaloniki 73: Thessaloniki leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Tallinn 44, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tallinn 55, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Tallinn 58, Thessaloniki 74: Thessaloniki leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Tallinn 60, Thessaloniki 50: Tallinn leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Tallinn 72, Thessaloniki 60: Tallinn leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Tallinn 40, Thessaloniki 50: Thessaloniki leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Tallinn 47, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tallinn 50, Thessaloniki 52: Thessaloniki leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tallinn 50, Thessaloniki 33: Tallinn leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tallinn and Thessaloniki.

Your match

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

Tallinn
52match

Wins on wellness and getting around with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

Wins on nightlife and beaches 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

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TallinnThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTallinnThessaloniki
Official languageEstonianGreek
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation28 m6 m
Main airportLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureTallinnThessaloniki
City population457,572309,617
People per km²2,87116,042
Museums within 10 km1632
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone5 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. 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.