Climate of Sarajevo
Sarajevo has a continental climate. It is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. The average annual temperature for Sarajevo is 26° degrees and there is about 224 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 160 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 2°C and 25°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -5°C and 11°C
- Rain: it rains 149 days and there is a total of approximately 569 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 54 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2751 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 2°C and 25°C |
Warmest month: | 25°C in August |
Coldest month: | 2°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -5°C and 11°C |
Dry days: | 162 days |
Days with rain: | 149 days |
Days with snow: | 54 days |
Total rain sum: | 569 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2751 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Sarajevo.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Sarajevo.
Climate table of Sarajevo
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Sarajevo. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Sarajevo might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 35 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 | 37 |
Night temp. (°F) | 23 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 26 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 21 |
Days with rain | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Days with snow | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Dry days | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Sarajevo
The best time to visit Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina is from June through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Sarajevo is 77°F in August and the lowest is 35°F in January.
Climate of Sarajevo by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Sarajevo? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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