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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Cadiz or Sarajevo?

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 Cadiz for

  • beaches
  • families
  • day trips

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Sarajevo’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. Cadiz 80, Sarajevo 6: Cadiz leads by 74 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Sarajevo 60: Cadiz leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Sarajevo 44: Cadiz leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Sarajevo 62: Cadiz leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Sarajevo 38: Cadiz leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Sarajevo 60: Cadiz leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Sarajevo 40: Cadiz leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz and Sarajevo are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices 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.

Cadiz in July

28 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Sarajevo in July

28 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CadizSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizSarajevo
Official languageSpanishCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m518 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizSarajevo
City population109,950275,524
People per km²9,0871,947
Museums within 10 km1125
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.