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The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Tampa or Tbilisi?

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 Tampa for

  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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. Tampa 70, Tbilisi 7: Tampa leads by 63 points.
Food & drink. Tampa 57, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Tampa 42, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Tampa 52, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tampa 55, Tbilisi 58: Tbilisi leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Tampa 54, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Tampa 78, Tbilisi 45: Tampa leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Tampa 22, Tbilisi 52: Tbilisi leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Tampa 40, Tbilisi 42: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Tampa 40, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tampa 47, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tampa 30, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 36 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tampa and Tbilisi.

Your match

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

Tampa
49match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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. Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTampaTbilisi
Official language-Georgian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Lari (GEL)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number911112
Elevation30 m575 m
Main airportTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureTampaTbilisi
City population384,9591,331,485
People per km²8481,849
Museums within 10 km629
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C8 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.