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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
White sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach, Pensacola
PensacolaWhite sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Pensacola by Jason Meredith, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Pensacola?

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
  • getting around
  • prices

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

Choose Pensacola for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Pensacola’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, Pensacola 84: Pensacola leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Pensacola 45: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Pensacola 45: Belgrade leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Pensacola 42: Belgrade leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Pensacola 62: Pensacola leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Pensacola 45: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Pensacola 62: Pensacola leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Pensacola 18: Belgrade leads by 37 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Pensacola 28: Belgrade leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Pensacola 44: Belgrade leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Pensacola 36: Belgrade leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade and Pensacola are level on 30.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Pensacola.

Your match

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

Belgrade
Best match
53match

Wins on nightlife and getting around with your weighting.

Pensacola
45match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Pensacola in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
200 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradePensacola

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Pensacola: 1991-2020 normals, Pensacola / Pleasant Grove (12.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradePensacola
Official languageSerbian-
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6, UTC-5 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193911
Elevation117 m31 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsPensacola International Airport (PNS)6 km from centre27 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradePensacola
City population1,197,71454,312
People per km²3,327515
Museums within 10 km655
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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.