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Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Valletta 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 Valletta for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • live music and the arts
  • 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. Valletta 68, Vilnius 17: Valletta leads by 51 points.
Food & drink. Valletta 55, Vilnius 50: Valletta leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Valletta 76, Vilnius 66: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Valletta and Vilnius are level on 46.
Nature & outdoors. Valletta 56, Vilnius 52: Valletta leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Valletta 76, Vilnius 60: Valletta leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Valletta 58, Vilnius 44: Valletta leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Valletta 62, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Valletta and Vilnius are level on 38.
Affordability. Valletta 50, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Valletta 44, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Valletta 32, Vilnius 34: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Valletta and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Valletta
Best match
55match

Wins on beaches and day trips 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.

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 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. Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVallettaVilnius
Official languageEnglish, MalteseLithuanian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation56 m98 m
Main airportMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureVallettaVilnius
City population5,197619,405
People per km²6,4961,545
Museums within 10 km1631
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km33
Swim season, months above 21 °C6 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.