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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi for

  • wellness
  • prices
  • nightlife

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • families

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. Tbilisi 7, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 61 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Valletta 55: Tbilisi leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Valletta 46: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi 58, Valletta 56: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Valletta 76: Tbilisi leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Valletta 62: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Valletta 38: Tbilisi leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi 80, Valletta 50: Tbilisi leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Valletta 44: Tbilisi leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Valletta 32: Tbilisi leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tbilisi and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Tbilisi
57match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on beaches 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.

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

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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TbilisiValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiValletta
Official languageGeorgianEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyLari (GEL)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+4UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation575 m56 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiValletta
City population1,331,4855,197
People per km²1,8496,496
Museums within 10 km2916
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.