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The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria
VictoriaThe British Columbia Parliament Buildings
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Victoria by Guilice, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Victoria 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 Victoria for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

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

Choose Vilnius for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • 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. Victoria 28, Vilnius 17: Victoria leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Victoria and Vilnius are level on 50.
Culture & sights. Victoria 42, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Victoria 30, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Victoria 77, Vilnius 52: Victoria leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Victoria 54, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Victoria 62, Vilnius 44: Victoria leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Victoria 60, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Victoria 40, Vilnius 38: Victoria leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Victoria 34, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Victoria 40, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Victoria 48, Vilnius 34: Victoria leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Victoria and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Victoria
47match

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

Vilnius
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.

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

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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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. Victoria: 1991-2020 normals, Victoria Gonzales CS (3.6 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVictoriaVilnius
Official languageFrench, EnglishLithuanian
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-8, UTC-7 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation23 m98 m
Main airportVictoria International Airport (YYJ)25 km from centre16 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureVictoriaVilnius
City population91,867619,405
People per km²4,7111,545
Museums within 10 km631
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
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). 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. 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.

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.