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The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria
VictoriaThe British Columbia Parliament Buildings
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Victoria by Guilice, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Victoria or Wilmington?

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

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Victoria 50, Wilmington 48: Victoria leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Victoria 42, Wilmington 40: Victoria leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Victoria 30, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Victoria 77, Wilmington 58: Victoria leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Victoria 54, Wilmington 45: Victoria leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Victoria and Wilmington are level on 62.
Getting around. Victoria 60, Wilmington 28: Victoria leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Victoria 40, Wilmington 33: Victoria leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Victoria 34, Wilmington 42: Wilmington leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Victoria and Wilmington are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Victoria 48, Wilmington 33: Victoria leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Victoria and Wilmington.

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 getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and nightlife 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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 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). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVictoriaWilmington
Official languageFrench, English-
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-8, UTC-7 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number911911
Elevation23 m9 m
Main airportVictoria International Airport (YYJ)25 km from centre16 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureVictoriaWilmington
City population91,867115,451
People per km²4,711839
Museums within 10 km62
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone6 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). 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.