When to go · Sarajevo
Sarajevo, month by month
The best months for Sarajevo: May, Jun, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold; smog on some days.3 °C (37 °F) / -3 °C (27 °F), 13 rain days37 °F (3 °C) / 27 °F (-3 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedCold; smog and snow.6 °C (43 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 12 rain days43 °F (6 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- MarchGoodCool; light snow possible.11 °C (52 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 12 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodMild; good walking.16 °C (61 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatWarm and green; good month.20 °C (68 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 14 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatWarm; long days.24 °C (75 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 13 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyMixedHot afternoons; the valley traps heat.27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- AugustMixedHot; Film Festival fills hotels mid-month.27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatWarm and settled.22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodCrisp; good walking.16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedCold and grey; smog builds.9 °C (48 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberMixedCold; smog; New Year crowds.4 °C (39 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 13 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 30 °F (-1 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Sarajevo, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Jun: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
May: 14
Jun: 13 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 2
Jun: 0
May: Warm and green; good month.
June: Warm; long days.
Sarajevo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.