Belgrade in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Belgrade sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 176 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 25°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Belgrade's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Belgrade's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
18°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
176 mm
32 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
5.3
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Belgrade in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 10°C in early March to 25°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Belgrade reaches about 18°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Belgrade

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Belgrade weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°449.14.190.0
Feb / -1°438.73.510.10.9
Mar13° / 5210.21.811.63.5
Apr18° / 5610.50.113.25.7
May23° / 13°6811.6014.66.6
Jun27° / 16°7411015.36.3
Jul29° / 18°67100155.7
Aug29° / 18°527.8013.95.9
Sep24° / 13°538.1012.37.2
Oct18° / 497.5010.76.2
Nov12° / 488.21.39.43.1
Dec / -0°519.33.18.70.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Belgrade gets around 176 mm of rain and snow over 32 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min in early March to 15 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Belgrade?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Belgrade for sightseeing.

What to pack for Belgrade in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Belgrade sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

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UV index in Belgrade in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belgrade peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Belgrade in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Belgrade is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Belgrade's WHO annual average of 22.7 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1327 µg/m³Dec 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Belgrade?

Belgrade sits at 44.8°N, 20.5°E, 120 m above sea level, in Serbia. The nearest listed city is Zemun, 7.0 km away.

Nova PazovaObrenovacStara PazovaSmederevoInđija

Topography around Belgrade

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Belgrade.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belgrade has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,120 m.

The land around Belgrade is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
443 m
80 km
1,120 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Zemun 7.0 km · Sremčica 15 km · Pančevo 16 km · Nova Pazova 25 km · Obrenovac 27 km · Stara Pazova 31 km · Smederevo 40 km · Inđija 41 km

Serbia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 45% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$15,262
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
75%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 579
Religion
Serbian Orthodox 81%unknown 5%Islam 4%Catholic 4%

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

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Belgrade (44.804°, 20.4651°, elevation 120 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.