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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Tromso?

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
  • day trips
  • nightlife

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Tromso 36: Belgrade leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Tromso 27: Belgrade leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Tromso 38: Belgrade leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Tromso 14: Belgrade leads by 46 points.
Good for families. Belgrade and Tromso are level on 45.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Tromso 60: Tromso leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Tromso 15: Belgrade leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Tromso 11: Belgrade leads by 59 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Tromso 32: Belgrade leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Tromso 38: Tromso leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Tromso.

Your match

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

Belgrade
Best match
53match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeTromso
Official languageSerbianNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
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 93/193Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation117 m20 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeTromso
City population1,197,71479,943
People per km²3,32732
Museums within 10 km658
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.