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The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Split 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 Split for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

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. Split 75, Vilnius 17: Split leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Split 57, Vilnius 50: Split leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Split and Vilnius are level on 66.
Nightlife. Split 52, Vilnius 46: Split leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Split 77, Vilnius 52: Split leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Split 78, Vilnius 60: Split leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Split 54, Vilnius 44: Split leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Split 67, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Split 32, Vilnius 38: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Split 45, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Split 37, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Split 40, Vilnius 34: Split leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Split and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Split
Best match
57match

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

Vilnius
49match

Wins on prices 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.

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSplitVilnius
Official languageCroatianLithuanian
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
Elevation0 m98 m
Main airportSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureSplitVilnius
City population160,577619,405
People per km²-1,545
Museums within 10 km1131
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km43
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months-

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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). 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.