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The Great Mosque with the mountains behind, Tirana
TiranaThe Great Mosque with the mountains behind
The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria
VictoriaThe British Columbia Parliament Buildings

Photos: Tirana by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Victoria by Guilice, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Tirana or Victoria?

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 Tirana for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • beaches

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

Choose Victoria for

  • families
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Victoria’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. Tirana 46, Victoria 28: Tirana leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Tirana 57, Victoria 50: Tirana leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Tirana and Victoria are level on 42.
Nightlife. Tirana 58, Victoria 30: Tirana leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tirana 62, Victoria 77: Victoria leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Tirana 64, Victoria 54: Tirana leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Tirana 40, Victoria 62: Victoria leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Tirana 54, Victoria 60: Victoria leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Tirana 32, Victoria 40: Victoria leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Tirana 76, Victoria 34: Tirana leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tirana 32, Victoria 40: Victoria leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tirana 27, Victoria 48: Victoria leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tirana and Victoria.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Tirana
49match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

Victoria
47match

Wins on families 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.

Tirana in July

31 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
43 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Victoria in July

21 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Victoria's sunshine is measured 87 km from the centre, at Vancouver International Airport.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tirana: 1961-1990 normals, Tirana (3 km from centre). Victoria: 1991-2020 normals, Victoria Gonzales CS (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTiranaVictoria
Official languageAlbanianFrench, English
CurrencyLek (ALL)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation110 m23 m
Main airportTirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA)13 km from centre121 non-stop destinationsVictoria International Airport (YYJ)25 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureTiranaVictoria
City population389,32391,867
People per km²9,3144,711
Museums within 10 km116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 monthsNone

Where else could you go?

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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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.