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The Semperoper, Dresden
DresdenThe Semperoper
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Dresden by Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Dresden 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 Dresden for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • food and drink

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. Dresden 10, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Dresden 45, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Dresden 79, Vilnius 66: Dresden leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Dresden 47, Vilnius 46: Dresden leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dresden 74, Vilnius 52: Dresden leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Dresden 76, Vilnius 60: Dresden leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Dresden 60, Vilnius 44: Dresden leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Dresden 74, Vilnius 68: Dresden leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Dresden 42, Vilnius 38: Dresden leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Dresden 55, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 9 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dresden 76, Vilnius 54: Dresden leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dresden 42, Vilnius 34: Dresden leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dresden and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Dresden
Best match
57match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Dresden in July

26 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine 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. Dresden: 1991-2020 normals, Dresden-Strehlen (3.8 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDresdenVilnius
Official languageGermanLithuanian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation126 m98 m
Main airportDresden Airport (DRS)10 km from centre13 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureDresdenVilnius
City population562,764619,405
People per km²1,7131,545
Museums within 10 km7031
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.