Bosnia and Herzegovina weather by month
Average temperatures and rainfall across Bosnia and Herzegovina, based on 30 years of climate data.
The average temperature in Bosnia and Herzegovina is around 8° 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
- 8°
- 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.
| Month | High / Low | Rainfall | Wet days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2° / -5° | 83 mm | 11.9 |
| Feb | 4° / -5° | 90 mm | 11.7 |
| Mar | 8° / -1° | 93 mm | 12.9 |
| Apr | 13° / 3° | 109 mm | 15.3 |
| May | 17° / 7° | 110 mm | 16.1 |
| Jun | 21° / 11° | 94 mm | 13.8 |
| Jul | 24° / 13° | 84 mm | 12.5 |
| Aug | 24° / 13° | 70 mm | 11.2 |
| Sep | 19° / 9° | 91 mm | 11.5 |
| Oct | 15° / 5° | 95 mm | 10.3 |
| Nov | 9° / 1° | 104 mm | 11.8 |
| Dec | 3° / -4° | 110 mm | 12.6 |
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.
Climate in Sarajevo
Full Sarajevo forecastSarajevo is the largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.
Clouds and sunshine
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.
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
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/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 7 | calm |
| May | 6 | calm |
| Jun | 6 | calm |
| Jul | 6 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 6 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
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.
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.
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
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1SarajevoFederation of B&H-1°–18°697kAug
- 2Banja LukaSrpska1°–21°221kAug
- 3ZenicaFederation of B&H0°–20°164kAug
- 4TuzlaFederation of B&H0°–21°142kAug
- 5MostarFederation of B&H3°–23°105kSep
- 6BihaćFederation of B&H0°–20°76kJul
- 7IlidžaFederation of B&H-1°–18°71kAug
- 8LukavacFederation of B&H1°–21°45kAug
- 9BugojnoFederation of B&H-2°–17°41kAug
- 10BrčkoBrcko1°–22°39kSep
- 11BijeljinaSrpska1°–23°38kSep
- 12PrijedorSrpska1°–22°36kSep
- 13TrebinjeSrpska5°–22°33kJul
- 14TravnikFederation of B&H-1°–18°31kAug
- 15DobojSrpska1°–22°27kSep
- 16CazinFederation of B&H1°–21°22kAug
- 17Velika KladušaFederation of B&H2°–22°19kSep
- 18VisokoFederation of B&H0°–19°18kAug
- 19GoraždeFederation of B&H-1°–19°18kAug
- 20KonjicFederation of B&H-1°–19°16kAug
- 21GračanicaFederation of B&H1°–22°16kAug
- 22GradačacFederation of B&H1°–23°16kSep
- 23Bosanska KrupaFederation of B&H1°–21°15kAug
- 24Jajce0°–19°10kAug
- 25Teslic0°–20°6kAug
- 26Neum7°–25°4kJun
- 27Srebrenica-2°–19°3kAug
- 28Međugorje3°–23°2kSep