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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Fukuoka 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 Fukuoka for

  • beaches
  • families
  • shopping

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

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. Fukuoka 50, Sarajevo 6: Fukuoka leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Sarajevo 60: Fukuoka leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Sarajevo 44: Fukuoka leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Sarajevo 62: Fukuoka leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Sarajevo 38: Fukuoka leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Sarajevo 60: Fukuoka leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Sarajevo 40: Fukuoka leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Sarajevo 40: Fukuoka leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Sarajevo 42: Fukuoka leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

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.

Fukuoka in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
301 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
24 °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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FukuokaSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaSarajevo
Official languageJapaneseCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyYen (JPY)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation8 m518 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaSarajevo
City population1,603,043275,524
People per km²4,7151,947
Museums within 10 km2325
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.