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The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Ljubljana 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 Ljubljana for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • nightlife

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. Ljubljana 22, Vilnius 17: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Ljubljana 55, Vilnius 50: Ljubljana leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Ljubljana 55, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Ljubljana 40, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ljubljana 80, Vilnius 52: Ljubljana leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Ljubljana 78, Vilnius 60: Ljubljana leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Ljubljana 54, Vilnius 44: Ljubljana leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Ljubljana 74, Vilnius 68: Ljubljana leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Ljubljana 33, Vilnius 38: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Ljubljana 54, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ljubljana 50, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ljubljana 42, Vilnius 34: Ljubljana leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ljubljana and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 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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LjubljanaVilnius

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLjubljanaVilnius
Official languageSloveneLithuanian
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
Elevation309 m98 m
Main airportLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureLjubljanaVilnius
City population284,293619,405
People per km²1,7361,545
Museums within 10 km1431
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33

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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.