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Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Vilnius 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 Vilnius for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Vilnius 17, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 56 points.
Food & drink. Vilnius 50, Wilmington 48: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Vilnius 66, Wilmington 40: Vilnius leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Vilnius 46, Wilmington 40: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Vilnius 52, Wilmington 58: Wilmington leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Vilnius 60, Wilmington 45: Vilnius leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Vilnius 44, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Vilnius 68, Wilmington 28: Vilnius leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Vilnius 38, Wilmington 33: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Vilnius 64, Wilmington 42: Vilnius leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Vilnius 54, Wilmington 40: Vilnius leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Vilnius 34, Wilmington 33: Vilnius leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Vilnius and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on getting around and culture and sights with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

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

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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVilniusWilmington
Official languageLithuanian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation98 m9 m
Main airportVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureVilniusWilmington
City population619,405115,451
People per km²1,545839
Museums within 10 km312
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.