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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
Stari Most and the old town, Mostar
MostarStari Most and the old town

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Mostar by Alan Wang, Pexels License.

Hiroshima or Mostar?

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 Hiroshima for

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • food and drink

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

Choose Mostar for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Mostar’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. Hiroshima 30, Mostar 24: Hiroshima leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Mostar 40: Hiroshima leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Mostar 54: Hiroshima leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Mostar 25: Hiroshima leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Mostar 64: Mostar leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Mostar 60: Hiroshima leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Mostar 34: Hiroshima leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Mostar 44: Hiroshima leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Mostar 32: Hiroshima leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Mostar 78: Mostar leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Mostar 16: Hiroshima leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Mostar 20: Hiroshima leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Mostar.

Your match

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

Hiroshima
Best match
56match

Wins on getting around and wellness with your weighting.

Mostar
41match

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.

Hiroshima in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
299 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Mostar in July

33 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
54 mmrain in the month
11 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Mostar: 1991-2020 normals, Mostar (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaMostar
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
Elevation3 m60 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)68 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaMostar
City population1,198,021105,448
People per km²1,32490
Museums within 10 km183
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months-

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.