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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Belgrade or Puerto Iguazu?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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, Puerto Iguazu 5: Belgrade leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Puerto Iguazu 28: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Puerto Iguazu 9: Belgrade leads by 43 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Puerto Iguazu 14: Belgrade leads by 66 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 45 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Puerto Iguazu 33: Belgrade leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Puerto Iguazu 54: Belgrade leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Puerto Iguazu 17: Belgrade leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Puerto Iguazu 48: Belgrade leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Puerto Iguazu 7: Belgrade leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Puerto Iguazu 34: Puerto Iguazu leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Puerto Iguazu.

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 live music and the arts with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
15 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradePuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradePuerto Iguazu
Official languageSerbianSpanish
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193117 or 911
Elevation117 m162 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradePuerto Iguazu
City population1,197,71454,903
People per km²3,327-
Museums within 10 km650
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.