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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The Christuskirche among palms, Windhoek
WindhoekThe Christuskirche among palms

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Windhoek by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Sarajevo or Windhoek?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Windhoek for

Windhoek does not lead in any category we score.

What lies behind each score is written up on Windhoek’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, Windhoek 4: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Windhoek 36: Sarajevo leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Windhoek 30: Sarajevo leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Windhoek 25: Sarajevo leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Windhoek 52: Sarajevo leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Windhoek 14: Sarajevo leads by 48 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Windhoek 30: Sarajevo leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Windhoek 22: Sarajevo leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Windhoek 30: Sarajevo leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Windhoek 62: Sarajevo leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Windhoek 18: Sarajevo leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Windhoek 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 Windhoek.

Your match

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

Sarajevo
Best match
51match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Windhoek
29match

Has no clear advantage with the weighting you have chosen.

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
15 hdaylight a day

Windhoek in July

22 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoWindhoek

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Windhoek: 1991-2020 normals, Windhoek (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoWindhoek
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianEnglish
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Namibia Dollar (NAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2
Emergency number112112
Elevation518 m1,650 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsHosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)41 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoWindhoek
City population275,524486,169
People per km²1,94795
Museums within 10 km255
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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. 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.