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A galleon on the Motława below the old crane, Gdansk
GdanskA galleon on the Motława below the old crane
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Gdansk by Nikater, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Gdansk 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 Gdansk for

  • beaches
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • 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. Gdansk 40, Sarajevo 6: Gdansk leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Gdansk 50, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Gdansk 68, Sarajevo 64: Gdansk leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Gdansk 52, Sarajevo 44: Gdansk leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Gdansk 58, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Gdansk and Sarajevo are level on 62.
Good for families. Gdansk 62, Sarajevo 38: Gdansk leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Gdansk 72, Sarajevo 60: Gdansk leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Gdansk 42, Sarajevo 40: Gdansk leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Gdansk 68, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Gdansk 52, Sarajevo 40: Gdansk leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Gdansk 36, Sarajevo 42: Sarajevo leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Gdansk and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Gdansk
Best match
55match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Gdansk in July

22 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °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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Where the figures come from

Gdansk 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.

Gdansk's sunshine is measured 55 km from the centre, at Elblag.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Gdansk: 1991-2020 normals, Gdansk-Rebiechowo (12.7 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGdanskSarajevo
Official languagePolishCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyZloty (PLN)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCE50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation11 m518 m
Main airportGdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)13 km from centre72 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureGdanskSarajevo
City population487,834275,524
People per km²7141,947
Museums within 10 km3425
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
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). 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.