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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Dublin 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 Dublin for

  • live music and the arts
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • food and drink

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. Dublin 27, Sarajevo 6: Dublin leads by 21 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin and Sarajevo are level on 64.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Sarajevo 44: Dublin leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Sarajevo 62: Dublin leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Sarajevo 38: Dublin leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Sarajevo 60: Dublin leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Sarajevo 40: Dublin leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Sarajevo 40: Dublin leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 25, Sarajevo 42: Sarajevo leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dublin and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Dublin
53match

Wins on live music and the arts and beaches with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices 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.

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 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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DublinSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinSarajevo
Official languageEnglish, IrishCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation20 m518 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureDublinSarajevo
City population592,713275,524
People per km²5,1541,947
Museums within 10 km4025
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.