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The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Lyon 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 Lyon for

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • families

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • beaches

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. Lyon 12, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Lyon 84, Vilnius 50: Lyon leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Lyon 77, Vilnius 66: Lyon leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Lyon 58, Vilnius 46: Lyon leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lyon 64, Vilnius 52: Lyon leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Lyon 77, Vilnius 60: Lyon leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Lyon 62, Vilnius 44: Lyon leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Lyon 77, Vilnius 68: Lyon leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Lyon 58, Vilnius 38: Lyon leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Lyon 42, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Lyon 68, Vilnius 54: Lyon leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lyon 40, Vilnius 34: Lyon leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Lyon and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Lyon
Best match
60match

Wins on food and drink and shopping 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.

Lyon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
66 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Lyon: 1991-2020 normals, Lyon / Bron (10.6 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLyonVilnius
Official languageFrenchLithuanian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation160 m98 m
Main airportLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureLyonVilnius
City population519,127619,405
People per km²10,8381,545
Museums within 10 km4331
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23

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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.