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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Hurghada?

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

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Hurghada for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Hurghada’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, Hurghada 84: Hurghada leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Hurghada 34: Belgrade leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Hurghada 14: Belgrade leads by 38 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Hurghada 40: Belgrade leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Hurghada 72: Hurghada leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Hurghada 30: Belgrade leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Hurghada 62: Hurghada leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Hurghada 22: Belgrade leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Hurghada 24: Belgrade leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Hurghada 80: Hurghada leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Hurghada 10: Belgrade leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Hurghada 44: Hurghada leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Hurghada.

Your match

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

Belgrade
Best match
53match

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

Hurghada
43match

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

Hurghada in July

37 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeHurghada

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeHurghada
Official languageSerbianArabic
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Egyptian Pound (EGP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 122, ambulance 123, fire 180
Elevation117 m11 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeHurghada
City population1,197,714214,247
People per km²3,327-
Museums within 10 km651
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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.