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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Copenhagen 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 Copenhagen for

  • families
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Copenhagen 40, Vilnius 17: Copenhagen leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Vilnius 50: Copenhagen leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Vilnius 66: Copenhagen leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Vilnius 46: Copenhagen leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Vilnius 52: Vilnius leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Vilnius 60: Copenhagen leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Vilnius 44: Copenhagen leads by 41 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Vilnius 68: Copenhagen leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Vilnius 38: Copenhagen leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Vilnius 54: Copenhagen leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Vilnius 34: Copenhagen leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

Wins on families and shopping with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Copenhagen in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenVilnius

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenVilnius
Official languageDanishLithuanian
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation14 m98 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenVilnius
City population667,099619,405
People per km²7,3391,545
Museums within 10 km7231
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km53
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.