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The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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. Reykjavik 12, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Reykjavik 42, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Reykjavik 25, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 41 points.
Nightlife. Reykjavik 45, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Reykjavik 92, Vilnius 52: Reykjavik leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Reykjavik 35, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Reykjavik 55, Vilnius 44: Reykjavik leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Reykjavik 55, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Reykjavik 25, Vilnius 38: Vilnius leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Reykjavik 6, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Reykjavik 45, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Reykjavik 88, Vilnius 34: Reykjavik leads by 54 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Reykjavik and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Reykjavik
44match

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

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ReykjavikVilnius

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureReykjavikVilnius
Official languageIcelandicLithuanian
CurrencyIceland Krona (ISK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTCUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation8 m98 m
Main airportKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureReykjavikVilnius
City population138,772619,405
People per km²5691,545
Museums within 10 km2331
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.