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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima for

  • beaches
  • families
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Hiroshima’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. Hiroshima 30, Sarajevo 6: Hiroshima leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Sarajevo 60: Hiroshima leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Sarajevo 44: Hiroshima leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Sarajevo 62: Hiroshima leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Sarajevo 38: Hiroshima leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Sarajevo 60: Hiroshima leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Sarajevo 40: Hiroshima leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Sarajevo 42: Hiroshima leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Hiroshima
Best match
56match

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.

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

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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HiroshimaSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaSarajevo
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 m518 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaSarajevo
City population1,198,021275,524
People per km²1,3241,947
Museums within 10 km1825
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.