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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • day trips

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • 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. Tbilisi 7, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 66 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Wilmington 48: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Wilmington 40: Tbilisi leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Wilmington 40: Tbilisi leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi and Wilmington are level on 58.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Wilmington 45: Tbilisi leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Wilmington 28: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Wilmington 33: Tbilisi leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi 80, Wilmington 42: Tbilisi leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Wilmington 40: Tbilisi leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Wilmington 33: Tbilisi leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tbilisi and Wilmington.

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.

Wilmington
45match

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 recordsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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. Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiWilmington
City population1,331,485115,451
People per km²1,849839
Museums within 10 km292
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
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. 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.