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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Guggenheim Museum on the river, Bilbao
BilbaoThe Guggenheim Museum on the river

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Bilbao by José Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Bilbao?

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 Belgrade for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Bilbao for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Bilbao’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. Belgrade 40, Bilbao 45: Bilbao leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Bilbao 81: Bilbao leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Bilbao 62: Bilbao leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Bilbao 54: Belgrade leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Bilbao 75: Bilbao leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Bilbao 78: Bilbao leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Bilbao 55: Bilbao leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Bilbao 79: Bilbao leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Bilbao 47: Bilbao leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Bilbao 44: Belgrade leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Bilbao 53: Belgrade leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Bilbao 33: Bilbao leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Bilbao.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

Bilbao
Best match
59match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

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

Bilbao in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
54 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 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. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Bilbao: 1991-2020 normals, Bilbao / Sondica (4.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeBilbao
Official languageSerbianSpanish
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193112
Elevation117 m19 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsBilbao Airport (BIO)5 km from centre73 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeBilbao
City population1,197,714351,124
People per km²3,3278,440
Museums within 10 km6517
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C-1 month

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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. 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.