Bosnia and Herzegovina weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall across Bosnia and Herzegovina, based on 30 years of climate data.

Best: mid June to late September

The average temperature in Bosnia and Herzegovina is around across the year, though it swings month to month and from region to region. The figures below show the monthly pattern for Sarajevo.

Hottest
Aug
24°
Coldest
Jan
-5°
Wettest
Dec
110 mm
Driest
Aug
70 mm
Annual avg
year-round
Rain / yr
1134 mm
152 wet days
Largest city
Sarajevo
697k people
Cities
28
with climate data

Monthly climate (Sarajevo)

Average highs, lows and rainfall through the year for Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina's largest city.

MonthHigh / LowRainfallWet days
Jan / -5°83 mm11.9
Feb / -5°90 mm11.7
Mar / -1°93 mm12.9
Apr13° / 109 mm15.3
May17° / 110 mm16.1
Jun21° / 11°94 mm13.8
Jul24° / 13°84 mm12.5
Aug24° / 13°70 mm11.2
Sep19° / 91 mm11.5
Oct15° / 95 mm10.3
Nov / 104 mm11.8
Dec / -4°110 mm12.6

Weather across Bosnia and Herzegovina

Climate varies from region to region. Neum is the warmest of these cities, averaging 16° — about 7° warmer than Sarajevo, the coolest.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNeumBrčkoBanja LukaTeslicJajceSarajevo
CityThrough the yearAvgWarmestBest month
Sarajevo
Federation of B&H
18° (Jul)Aug
Banja Luka
Srpska
11°21° (Jul)Aug
Brčko
Brcko
12°22° (Jul)Sep
Jajce19° (Jul)Aug
Teslic10°20° (Jul)Aug
Neum16°25° (Jul)Jun

Climate in Sarajevo

Full Sarajevo forecast

Sarajevo is the largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast through the year.

In Sarajevo, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 29 and lasts for 5.0 months, ending around October 27. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 28 and lasts for 7.0 months, ending around May 28. The cloudiest month is February, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 68% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 14 · 71%Feb 14 · 31%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHumidity comfort

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Sarajevo is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmMar 21 · 7 km/hAug 6 · 5 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan6calm
Feb7calm
Mar7calm
Apr7calm
May6calm
Jun6calm
Jul6calm
Aug5calm
Sep6calm
Oct6calm
Nov6calm
Dec6calm

Best time to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina

A 0–10 score combining daytime comfort, chance of rain and cloud cover — the sweet spot runs mid June to late September.

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Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Sarajevo receives about 3.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — moderate — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.3 and 6.1 kWh/m².

The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 17 to Sep 19. The brightest month is July, averaging about 6.0 kWh/m² (bright).

The dimmest month is December, down near 1.4 kWh/m² — roughly 77% less than the July peak.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseJul 36.1 kWhDec 191.3 kWh

Where is Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina sits around 43.8°N, 18.4°E. The marker shows Sarajevo, its largest city, among 28 cities with climate data here.

Bosnia and Herzegovina travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,382
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
86%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 591
Religion
Muslim 51%Orthodox 31%Roman Catholic 15%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.