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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Praia Mole in Florianopolis, Florianopolis
FlorianopolisPraia Mole in Florianopolis

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Florianopolis by Papa Pic, CC0.

Belgrade or Florianopolis?

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

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Florianopolis for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Florianopolis’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, Florianopolis 85: Florianopolis leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Florianopolis 58: Belgrade leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Florianopolis 33: Belgrade leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Florianopolis 60: Belgrade leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Florianopolis 78: Florianopolis leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Florianopolis 50: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Florianopolis 60: Florianopolis leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Florianopolis 28: Belgrade leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Florianopolis 33: Belgrade leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Florianopolis 60: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Florianopolis 28: Belgrade leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Florianopolis 45: Florianopolis leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Florianopolis.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Belgrade
53match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Florianopolis
52match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors 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

Florianopolis in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
11 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). Florianopolis: 1991-2020 normals, Florianopolis (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeFlorianopolis
Official languageSerbianPortuguese
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation117 m3 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsHercílio Luz International Airport (FLN)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeFlorianopolis
City population1,197,714587,486
People per km²3,327870
Museums within 10 km6511
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.