Sarajevo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Sarajevo is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with August and September close behind. Sarajevo averages about 2,082 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 54 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,082
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 899 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 697k
- Elevation
- 507 m
When is the best time to visit Sarajevo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sarajevo is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 77 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sarajevo?
Sarajevo gets a moderate 2,082 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate July (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 4 destinations in Bosnia & Herzegovina for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,031 hours. The year's 899 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 | 5° / 41°F | -3° / 27°F | 77 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 74 mm | 2 |
| March | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 1° / 34°F | 74 mm | 3 |
| April | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 68 mm | 4 |
| May | 76 | 20° / 68°F | 9° / 48°F | 81 mm | 5 |
| June | 76 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 82 mm | 6 |
| July | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 54 mm | 7 |
| August | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 55 mm | 6 |
| September | 77 | 22° / 72°F | 11° / 52°F | 78 mm | 4 |
| October | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 76 mm | 3 |
| November | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 3° / 37°F | 91 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -2° / 28°F | 89 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Tuzla Bosnia & Herzegovina · 77 km · best in Aug · 1,979 h sun/yr
- Dubrovnik Croatia · 140 km · best in Jul · 2,534 h sun/yr
- Banja Luka Bosnia & Herzegovina · 149 km · best in Jul · 1,935 h sun/yr
- Tivat Montenegro · 161 km · best in Jul · 2,533 h sun/yr
- Split Croatia · 167 km · best in Jul · 2,559 h sun/yr
- Podgorica Montenegro · 179 km · best in Jun · 2,179 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mostar Bosnia & Herzegovina · 72 km · 2,221 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Brač Croatia · 146 km · 2,559 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Sarajevo compares month by month: Sarajevo vs Belgrade · Sarajevo vs Banja Luka · Sarajevo vs Split · Sarajevo vs Tuzla · all comparisons
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