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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

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

Sarajevo or Thessaloniki?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 49 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Thessaloniki 73: Thessaloniki leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Thessaloniki 66: Sarajevo leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Thessaloniki 74: Thessaloniki leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Thessaloniki 50: Thessaloniki leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo and Thessaloniki are level on 60.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Thessaloniki 50: Thessaloniki leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Thessaloniki 66: Sarajevo leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Thessaloniki 52: Thessaloniki leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Thessaloniki 33: Sarajevo leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Thessaloniki.

Your match

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

Sarajevo
51match

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

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

Wins on beaches and nightlife 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

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoThessaloniki
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianGreek
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation518 m6 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoThessaloniki
City population275,524309,617
People per km²1,94716,042
Museums within 10 km2532
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.