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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
The beach and the oceanfront hotels from the fishing pier, Virginia Beach
Virginia BeachThe beach and the oceanfront hotels from the fishing pier

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Virginia Beach by SchuminWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Tbilisi or Virginia Beach?

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

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nightlife

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

Choose Virginia Beach for

  • beaches
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Virginia Beach’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, Virginia Beach 77: Virginia Beach leads by 70 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Virginia Beach 42: Tbilisi leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Virginia Beach 30: Tbilisi leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Virginia Beach 37: Tbilisi leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi 58, Virginia Beach 56: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Virginia Beach 64: Tbilisi leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Virginia Beach 75: Virginia Beach leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Virginia Beach 27: Tbilisi leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Virginia Beach 32: Tbilisi leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi 80, Virginia Beach 40: Tbilisi leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Virginia Beach 38: Tbilisi leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach.

Your match

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

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Virginia Beach
46match

Wins on beaches and families 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 seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Virginia Beach in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
152 mmrain in the month
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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TbilisiVirginia Beach

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre). Virginia Beach: 1991-2020 normals, Virginia Beach / Gatewood Park (5.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiVirginia Beach
Official languageGeorgian-
CurrencyLari (GEL)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+4UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation575 m7 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsNorfolk International Airport (ORF)20 km from centre42 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiVirginia Beach
City population1,331,485459,470
People per km²1,849-
Museums within 10 km292
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 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. 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.