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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Calgary or Vilnius?

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 Calgary for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • culture and sights
  • getting around
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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. Calgary 8, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary 35, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Calgary 40, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary 88, Vilnius 52: Calgary leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Vilnius 44: Calgary leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Vilnius 38: Calgary leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Calgary 42, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary 42, Vilnius 34: Calgary leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Calgary
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on culture and sights and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Calgary in July

25 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 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. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryVilnius
Official languageFrench, EnglishLithuanian
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation1,045 m98 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryVilnius
City population1,306,784619,405
People per km²1,5831,545
Museums within 10 km1331
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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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). 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. 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.

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.