VacationSelector
Hawthorne Bridge and downtown, Portland
PortlandHawthorne Bridge and downtown
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Portland by Cacophony, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Portland 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 Portland for

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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. Portland 20, Sarajevo 6: Portland leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Portland 68, Sarajevo 60: Portland leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Portland 38, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Portland 52, Sarajevo 44: Portland leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Portland 84, Sarajevo 78: Portland leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Portland 58, Sarajevo 62: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Portland 55, Sarajevo 38: Portland leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Portland 62, Sarajevo 60: Portland leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Portland 52, Sarajevo 40: Portland leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Portland 38, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Portland 55, Sarajevo 40: Portland leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Portland and Sarajevo are level on 42.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Portland and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Portland
52match

Wins on families and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Portland in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Sarajevo in July

28 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PortlandSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Portland: 1991-2020 normals, Portland International Airport (9.8 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePortlandSarajevo
Official language-Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-8, UTC-7 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number911112
Elevation152 m518 m
Main airportPortland International Airport (PDX)10 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasurePortlandSarajevo
City population652,503275,524
People per km²1,7361,947
Museums within 10 km1725
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

Where else could you go?

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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. 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.