Photos: Cebu by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Dubrovnik by Natalia Semenova, CC BY 3.0, cropped.
Cebu or Dubrovnik?
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 Dubrovnik for
- getting around
- culture and sights
- day trips
What lies behind each score is written up on Dubrovnik’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cebu and Dubrovnik.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Too close to call, 1 point apart
Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.
Wins on getting around and culture and sights with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Cebu in July
Dubrovnik in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Dubrovnik 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.
Dubrovnik's sunshine is measured 83 km from the centre, at Mostar.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cebu: 1991-2020 normals, Mactan (7.1 km from centre). Dubrovnik: 1999-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Dubrovnik / Cilipi (15.3 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Cebu | Dubrovnik |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | English, Filipino, Taglish | Croatian |
| Currency | Philippine Peso (PHP) | Euro (EUR) |
| Sockets | ABC220 V, 60 Hz | CF230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+8 | UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer |
| Emergency number | 911 | 112 |
| Elevation | 135 m | 10 m |
| Main airport | Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB)9 km from centre41 non-stop destinations | Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (DBV)16 km from centre76 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 18 days | 14 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Cebu | Dubrovnik |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 965,332 | 41,562 |
| People per km² | 3,065 | - |
| Museums within 10 km | 5 | 7 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 3 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | 12 months | 5 months |
Where else could you go?
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