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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Sarajevo or Tampa?

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
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tampa for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Tampa’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, Tampa 70: Tampa leads by 64 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Tampa 57: Sarajevo leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Tampa 42: Sarajevo leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Tampa 52: Tampa leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Tampa 55: Sarajevo leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Tampa 54: Sarajevo leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Tampa 78: Tampa leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Tampa 22: Sarajevo leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo and Tampa are level on 40.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Tampa 40: Sarajevo leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Tampa 47: Tampa leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Tampa 30: Sarajevo leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Tampa.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices and getting around with your weighting.

Tampa
49match

Wins on beaches 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

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoTampa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoTampa
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-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation518 m30 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoTampa
City population275,524384,959
People per km²1,947848
Museums within 10 km256
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-8 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. 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.