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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

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

Sarajevo or Tangier?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • nightlife

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

Choose Tangier for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Tangier 58: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Tangier 57: Sarajevo leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Tangier 30: Sarajevo leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Tangier 55: Sarajevo leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Tangier 72: Tangier leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Tangier 35: Sarajevo leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Tangier 40: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Tangier 42: Tangier leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Tangier 76: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Tangier 28: Sarajevo leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Tangier.

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 nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

Tangier
49match

Wins on beaches and day trips 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

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoTangier
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation518 m56 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoTangier
City population275,5241,275,428
People per km²1,9476,393
Museums within 10 km256
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.