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The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate
The US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DCThe US Capitol

Photos: Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Washington DC by Guohua Song, Pexels License.

Tallinn or Washington DC?

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
  • prices
  • beaches

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

Choose Washington DC for

  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Washington DC’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, Washington DC 12: Tallinn leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Tallinn 52, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Tallinn 68, Washington DC 84: Washington DC leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Tallinn 44, Washington DC 57: Washington DC leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tallinn 55, Washington DC 64: Washington DC leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Tallinn 58, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Tallinn 60, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Tallinn and Washington DC are level on 72.
Shopping & style. Tallinn 40, Washington DC 52: Washington DC leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Tallinn 47, Washington DC 28: Tallinn leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tallinn 50, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tallinn 50, Washington DC 26: Tallinn leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tallinn and Washington DC.

Your match

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

Tallinn
52match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Washington DC
Best match
56match

Wins on live music and the arts and culture and sights 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

Washington DC in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
108 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TallinnWashington DC

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre). Washington DC: 1991-2020 normals, Washington National Airport (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTallinnWashington DC
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 m72 m
Main airportLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)5 km from centre105 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureTallinnWashington DC
City population457,572689,545
People per km²2,8713,896
Museums within 10 km1698
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone3 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.