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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Sarajevo or Wilmington?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 67 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Wilmington 48: Sarajevo leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Wilmington 40: Sarajevo leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Wilmington 40: Sarajevo leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Wilmington 58: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Wilmington 45: Sarajevo leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Wilmington 28: Sarajevo leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Wilmington 33: Sarajevo leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Wilmington 42: Sarajevo leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo and Wilmington are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Wilmington 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 Wilmington.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoWilmington
City population275,524115,451
People per km²1,947839
Museums within 10 km252
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.