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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Alicante or Belgrade?

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 Alicante for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Belgrade for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Belgrade’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. Alicante 82, Belgrade 40: Alicante leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Alicante 67, Belgrade 60: Alicante leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Belgrade 52: Belgrade leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Belgrade 80: Belgrade leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante 63, Belgrade 50: Alicante leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Belgrade 60: Alicante leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Belgrade 45: Alicante leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Belgrade 55: Alicante leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante 44, Belgrade 42: Alicante leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Belgrade 70: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Belgrade 55: Belgrade leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Belgrade 30: Alicante leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Belgrade.

Your match

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

Alicante
Best match
59match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Belgrade
53match

Wins on nightlife 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.

Alicante in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Belgrade in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
67 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AlicanteBelgrade

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteBelgrade
Official languageSpanishSerbian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Serbian Dinar (RSD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193
Elevation3 m117 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteBelgrade
City population366,2211,197,714
People per km²1,8193,327
Museums within 10 km865
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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.