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The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Puerto Iguazu 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 Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • 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. Puerto Iguazu 5, Sarajevo 6: Sarajevo leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Puerto Iguazu 28, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Puerto Iguazu 9, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 55 points.
Nightlife. Puerto Iguazu 14, Sarajevo 44: Sarajevo leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Puerto Iguazu 95, Sarajevo 78: Puerto Iguazu leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Puerto Iguazu 33, Sarajevo 62: Sarajevo leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Puerto Iguazu 55, Sarajevo 38: Puerto Iguazu leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Puerto Iguazu 54, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Puerto Iguazu 17, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Puerto Iguazu 48, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Puerto Iguazu 7, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Puerto Iguazu 34, Sarajevo 42: Sarajevo leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Puerto Iguazu and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Puerto Iguazu
33match

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

Sarajevo
Best match
51match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 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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Puerto IguazuSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePuerto IguazuSarajevo
Official languageSpanishCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911112
Elevation162 m518 m
Main airportCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasurePuerto IguazuSarajevo
City population54,903275,524
People per km²-1,947
Museums within 10 km025
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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). 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.