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The old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds, Sapporo
SapporoThe old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Sapporo by Feri88, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Sapporo 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 Sapporo for

  • wellness
  • families
  • beaches

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • culture and sights
  • prices

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. Sapporo 28, Sarajevo 6: Sapporo leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Sapporo 80, Sarajevo 60: Sapporo leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Sapporo 40, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Sapporo 62, Sarajevo 44: Sapporo leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sapporo 86, Sarajevo 78: Sapporo leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Sapporo 64, Sarajevo 62: Sapporo leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Sapporo 72, Sarajevo 38: Sapporo leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Sapporo 80, Sarajevo 60: Sapporo leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Sapporo 58, Sarajevo 40: Sapporo leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Sapporo 60, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sapporo 44, Sarajevo 40: Sapporo leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sapporo 80, Sarajevo 42: Sapporo leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sapporo and Sarajevo.

Your match

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

Sapporo
Best match
63match

Wins on wellness and families with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Sapporo in July

25 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
19 °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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SapporoSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sapporo: 1991-2020 normals, Sapporo (2.2 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSapporoSarajevo
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
Elevation5 m518 m
Main airportNew Chitose Airport (CTS)42 km from centre42 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureSapporoSarajevo
City population1,959,313275,524
People per km²1,7471,947
Museums within 10 km3325
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

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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). 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.