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The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate
Castle Square and the Royal Castle, Warsaw
WarsawCastle Square and the Royal Castle

Photos: Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Warsaw by Raymond Petrik, Pexels License.

Tallinn or Warsaw?

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

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Warsaw for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Warsaw’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, Warsaw 12: Tallinn leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Tallinn 52, Warsaw 60: Warsaw leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Tallinn 68, Warsaw 70: Warsaw leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Tallinn 44, Warsaw 66: Warsaw leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tallinn 55, Warsaw 47: Tallinn leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Tallinn 58, Warsaw 52: Tallinn leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Tallinn 60, Warsaw 62: Warsaw leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Tallinn and Warsaw are level on 72.
Shopping & style. Tallinn 40, Warsaw 55: Warsaw leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Tallinn 47, Warsaw 64: Warsaw leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tallinn 50, Warsaw 63: Warsaw leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tallinn 50, Warsaw 35: Tallinn leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tallinn and Warsaw.

Your match

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

Tallinn
52match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

Warsaw
Best match
55match

Wins on nightlife 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.

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

Warsaw in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TallinnWarsaw

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre). Warsaw: 1991-2020 normals, Warszawa-Okecie (7.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTallinnWarsaw
Official languageEstonianPolish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Zloty (PLN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation28 m118 m
Main airportLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsWarsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)8 km from centre172 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureTallinnWarsaw
City population457,5721,862,402
People per km²2,8713,601
Museums within 10 km16117
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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.