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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
The Christuskirche among palms, Windhoek
WindhoekThe Christuskirche among palms

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Windhoek by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Tbilisi or Windhoek?

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

  • day trips
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Windhoek for

Windhoek does not lead in any category we score.

What lies behind each score is written up on Windhoek’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, Windhoek 4: Tbilisi leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Windhoek 36: Tbilisi leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Windhoek 30: Tbilisi leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Windhoek 25: Tbilisi leads by 45 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi 58, Windhoek 52: Tbilisi leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Windhoek 14: Tbilisi leads by 63 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Windhoek 30: Tbilisi leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Windhoek 22: Tbilisi leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Windhoek 30: Tbilisi leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi 80, Windhoek 62: Tbilisi leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Windhoek 18: Tbilisi leads by 39 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Windhoek 30: Tbilisi leads by 36 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tbilisi and Windhoek.

Your match

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

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and nightlife with your weighting.

Windhoek
29match

Has no clear advantage with the weighting you have chosen.

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
15 hdaylight a day

Windhoek in July

22 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 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). Windhoek: 1991-2020 normals, Windhoek (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiWindhoek
Official languageGeorgianEnglish
CurrencyLari (GEL)Namibia Dollar (NAD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+4UTC+2
Emergency number112112
Elevation575 m1,650 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsHosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)41 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiWindhoek
City population1,331,485486,169
People per km²1,84995
Museums within 10 km295
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.