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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The Space Needle behind Pier 70, Seattle
SeattleThe Space Needle behind Pier 70

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Seattle by Caio, Pexels License.

Sarajevo or Seattle?

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 Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Seattle for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Seattle’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. Sarajevo 6, Seattle 30: Seattle leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Seattle 66: Seattle leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Seattle 50: Sarajevo leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Seattle 55: Seattle leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Seattle 87: Seattle leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Seattle 55: Sarajevo leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Seattle 64: Seattle leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo and Seattle are level on 60.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Seattle 52: Seattle leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Seattle 22: Sarajevo leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Seattle 70: Seattle leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Seattle 40: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Seattle.

Your match

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

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Seattle
Best match
54match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Seattle in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
15 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoSeattle

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Seattle: 1991-2020 normals, Seattle-Tacoma Airport (17.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoSeattle
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian-
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation518 m40 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsSeattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)18 km from centre135 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoSeattle
City population275,524737,015
People per km²1,9471,996
Museums within 10 km2527
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.