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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
A chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain, Whistler
WhistlerA chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Whistler by Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Belgrade or Whistler?

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
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Whistler for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Whistler’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, Whistler 30: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Whistler 40: Belgrade leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Whistler 20: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Whistler 42: Belgrade leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Whistler 97: Whistler leads by 47 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Whistler 30: Belgrade leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Whistler 68: Whistler leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Whistler 68: Whistler leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Whistler 30: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Whistler 12: Belgrade leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Whistler 15: Belgrade leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Whistler 60: Whistler leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Whistler.

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 live music and the arts with your weighting.

Whistler
43match

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
15 hdaylight a day

Whistler in July

25 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BelgradeWhistler

Where the figures come from

Whistler has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Whistler: 1991-2020 normals, Whistler - Nesters (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeWhistler
Official languageSerbianFrench, English
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193911
Elevation117 m670 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)104 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeWhistler
City population1,197,71413,982
People per km²3,32758
Museums within 10 km651
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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. 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.