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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Austin or Sarajevo?

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 Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • beaches
  • nightlife

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Sarajevo’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. Austin 30, Sarajevo 6: Austin leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Sarajevo 60: Austin leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Sarajevo 44: Austin leads by 21 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Sarajevo 62: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Sarajevo 38: Austin leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Sarajevo 40: Austin leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 47 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Sarajevo 40: Austin leads by 37 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Sarajevo 42: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Austin
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and beaches with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Sarajevo in July

28 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinSarajevo
Official language-Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation149 m518 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinSarajevo
City population961,855275,524
People per km²1,2171,947
Museums within 10 km2125
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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). 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.