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The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia for

  • families
  • day trips
  • beaches

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • getting around

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. Philadelphia 36, Vilnius 17: Philadelphia leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Philadelphia 62, Vilnius 50: Philadelphia leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Philadelphia 72, Vilnius 66: Philadelphia leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Philadelphia 55, Vilnius 46: Philadelphia leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Philadelphia and Vilnius are level on 52.
Day trips. Philadelphia 80, Vilnius 60: Philadelphia leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Philadelphia 68, Vilnius 44: Philadelphia leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Philadelphia 66, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Philadelphia 57, Vilnius 38: Philadelphia leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Philadelphia 40, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Philadelphia 72, Vilnius 54: Philadelphia leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Philadelphia 26, Vilnius 34: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Philadelphia and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on families and day trips with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 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. Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePhiladelphiaVilnius
Official language-Lithuanian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation12 m98 m
Main airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePhiladelphiaVilnius
City population1,603,797619,405
People per km²4,3391,545
Museums within 10 km5431
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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.