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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License.

Belgrade or Hamburg?

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

  • prices
  • beaches
  • food and drink

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

Choose Hamburg for

  • families
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Hamburg’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, Hamburg 28: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Hamburg 55: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Hamburg 62: Hamburg leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Hamburg 76: Belgrade leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Hamburg 52: Hamburg leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Hamburg 70: Hamburg leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Hamburg 74: Hamburg leads by 29 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Hamburg 80: Hamburg leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Hamburg 65: Hamburg leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Hamburg 38: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Hamburg 80: Hamburg leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Hamburg 44: Hamburg leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Hamburg.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on families 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
15 hdaylight a day

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 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). Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeHamburg
Official languageSerbianGerman
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 m6 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeHamburg
City population1,197,7141,869,473
People per km²3,3272,476
Museums within 10 km6577
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). 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.