Banja Luka weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina · regional city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Banja Luka is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with August and June close behind. Banja Luka averages about 1,935 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 66 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,935
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 857 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 222k
- Elevation
- 116 m
When is the best time to visit Banja Luka?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Banja Luka is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 60 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Banja Luka?
Banja Luka gets a moderate 1,935 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate July (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 4 destinations in Bosnia & Herzegovina for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,031 hours. The year's 857 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -3° / 27°F | 60 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -2° / 28°F | 59 mm | 1 |
| March | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 1° / 34°F | 62 mm | 3 |
| April | 65 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 66 mm | 4 |
| May | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 91 mm | 5 |
| June | 74 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 85 mm | 6 |
| July | 78 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 66 mm | 6 |
| August | 78 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 67 mm | 6 |
| September | 74 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 87 mm | 4 |
| October | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 7° / 45°F | 74 mm | 2 |
| November | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 3° / 37°F | 72 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 68 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tuzla Bosnia & Herzegovina · 125 km · best in Aug · 1,979 h sun/yr
- Zagreb Croatia · 131 km · best in Jul · 2,018 h sun/yr
- Sarajevo Bosnia & Herzegovina · 149 km · best in Jul · 2,082 h sun/yr
- Split Croatia · 175 km · best in Jul · 2,559 h sun/yr
- Zadar Croatia · 180 km · best in Jul · 2,156 h sun/yr
- Rijeka(Omišalj) Croatia · 216 km · best in Jul · 2,004 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Osijek(Klisa) Croatia · 132 km · 2,118 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Pécs Hungary · 138 km · 2,120 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Banja Luka compares month by month: Banja Luka vs Zagreb · Banja Luka vs Sarajevo · Banja Luka vs Split · Banja Luka vs Tuzla · all comparisons
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