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The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Pisa 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 Pisa for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • 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. Pisa 58, Sarajevo 6: Pisa leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Pisa 55, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Pisa 68, Sarajevo 64: Pisa leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Pisa 40, Sarajevo 44: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Pisa 62, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Pisa 92, Sarajevo 62: Pisa leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Pisa 52, Sarajevo 38: Pisa leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Pisa 76, Sarajevo 60: Pisa leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Pisa 38, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Pisa 55, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Pisa 38, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Pisa 45, Sarajevo 42: Pisa leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Pisa and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and day trips 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.

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 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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PisaSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePisaSarajevo
Official languageItalianCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation4 m518 m
Main airportPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasurePisaSarajevo
City population88,737275,524
People per km²4791,947
Museums within 10 km2725
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km31
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). 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.