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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Sarajevo or Tromso?

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
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Tromso leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Tromso 36: Sarajevo leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Tromso 27: Sarajevo leads by 37 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Tromso 38: Sarajevo leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Tromso 14: Sarajevo leads by 48 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Tromso 45: Tromso leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo and Tromso are level on 60.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Tromso 15: Sarajevo leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Tromso 11: Sarajevo leads by 69 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Tromso 32: Sarajevo leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Tromso 38: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Tromso.

Your match

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

Sarajevo
Best match
51match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoTromso
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation518 m20 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoTromso
City population275,52479,943
People per km²1,94732
Museums within 10 km258
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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.