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The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Tallinn or Wilmington?

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

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Tallinn 52, Wilmington 48: Tallinn leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Tallinn 68, Wilmington 40: Tallinn leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Tallinn 44, Wilmington 40: Tallinn leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tallinn 55, Wilmington 58: Wilmington leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Tallinn 58, Wilmington 45: Tallinn leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Tallinn 60, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Tallinn 72, Wilmington 28: Tallinn leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Tallinn 40, Wilmington 33: Tallinn leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Tallinn 47, Wilmington 42: Tallinn leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tallinn 50, Wilmington 40: Tallinn leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tallinn 50, Wilmington 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 Wilmington.

Your match

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

Tallinn
Best match
52match

Wins on getting around and culture and sights with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors 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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °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). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTallinnWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureTallinnWilmington
City population457,572115,451
People per km²2,871839
Museums within 10 km162
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.