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The old town on the Neckar, Heidelberg
HeidelbergThe old town on the Neckar
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Heidelberg by Kuanling Chen, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg for

  • day trips
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Heidelberg’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. Heidelberg 7, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Heidelberg 40, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Heidelberg 58, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Heidelberg 38, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Heidelberg 60, Vilnius 52: Heidelberg leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Heidelberg 78, Vilnius 60: Heidelberg leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Heidelberg 62, Vilnius 44: Heidelberg leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Heidelberg 72, Vilnius 68: Heidelberg leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Heidelberg 40, Vilnius 38: Heidelberg leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Heidelberg 42, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Heidelberg 48, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Heidelberg 44, Vilnius 34: Heidelberg leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Heidelberg and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Heidelberg
49match

Wins on day trips and families 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.

Heidelberg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
8 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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HeidelbergVilnius

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Heidelberg: 1991-2020 normals, Heidelberg (4.5 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHeidelbergVilnius
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
Elevation114 m98 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)69 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHeidelbergVilnius
City population156,092619,405
People per km²1,4331,545
Museums within 10 km1731
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43

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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.