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Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Vilnius or Zagreb?

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

  • culture and sights
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Zagreb for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Vilnius leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Vilnius 50, Zagreb 55: Zagreb leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Vilnius 66, Zagreb 56: Vilnius leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Vilnius 46, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Vilnius 52, Zagreb 62: Zagreb leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Vilnius and Zagreb are level on 60.
Good for families. Vilnius 44, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Vilnius 68, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Vilnius 38, Zagreb 40: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Vilnius 64, Zagreb 60: Vilnius leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Vilnius 54, Zagreb 52: Vilnius leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Vilnius 34, Zagreb 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 Zagreb.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Vilnius
49match

Wins on culture and sights and beaches with your weighting.

Zagreb
50match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
17 hdaylight a day

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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VilniusZagreb

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureVilniusZagreb
Official languageLithuanianCroatian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation98 m127 m
Main airportVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureVilniusZagreb
City population619,405767,131
People per km²1,545-
Museums within 10 km3127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30

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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. 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.