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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The red cable car above Wellington, Wellington
WellingtonThe red cable car above Wellington

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Wellington by lumoplank, CC0.

Sarajevo or Wellington?

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 Wellington for

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Wellington’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, Wellington 33: Wellington leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Wellington 44: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Wellington 45: Wellington leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo and Wellington are level on 78.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Wellington 40: Sarajevo leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Wellington 68: Wellington leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Wellington 42: Wellington leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Wellington 33: Sarajevo leads by 47 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Wellington 56: Wellington leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Wellington 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 Wellington.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Wellington
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

Wellington in July

12 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Wellington's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Paraparaumu Aerodrome.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Wellington: 1961-1990 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Wellington Aerodrome Aws (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoWellington
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation518 m0 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsWellington International Airport (WLG)5 km from centre20 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoWellington
City population275,524216,200
People per km²1,947487
Museums within 10 km2512
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

Where else could you go?

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.