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The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Tallinn or Valletta?

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
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Tallinn 52, Valletta 55: Valletta leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Tallinn 68, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Tallinn 44, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tallinn 55, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Tallinn 58, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Tallinn 60, Valletta 58: Tallinn leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Tallinn 72, Valletta 62: Tallinn leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Tallinn 40, Valletta 38: Tallinn leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Tallinn 47, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tallinn 50, Valletta 44: Tallinn leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tallinn 50, Valletta 32: Tallinn leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tallinn and Valletta.

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.

Valletta
Best match
55match

Wins on beaches and day trips 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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °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). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTallinnValletta
Official languageEstonianEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation28 m56 m
Main airportLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureTallinnValletta
City population457,5725,197
People per km²2,8716,496
Museums within 10 km1616
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone6 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.