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The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Puerto Iguazu 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 Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • 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. Puerto Iguazu 5, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Puerto Iguazu 28, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Puerto Iguazu 9, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 57 points.
Nightlife. Puerto Iguazu 14, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Puerto Iguazu 95, Vilnius 52: Puerto Iguazu leads by 43 points.
Day trips. Puerto Iguazu 33, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Puerto Iguazu 55, Vilnius 44: Puerto Iguazu leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Puerto Iguazu 54, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Puerto Iguazu 17, Vilnius 38: Vilnius leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Puerto Iguazu 48, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Puerto Iguazu 7, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 47 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Puerto Iguazu and Vilnius are level on 34.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Puerto Iguazu and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 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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Puerto IguazuVilnius

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePuerto IguazuVilnius
Official languageSpanishLithuanian
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911112
Elevation162 m98 m
Main airportCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasurePuerto IguazuVilnius
City population54,903619,405
People per km²-1,545
Museums within 10 km031
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). 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. 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.