Country guide

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar's rebuilt bridge, Sarajevo's east-meets-west old town and rafting rivers cutting through the Dinaric Alps.

Currency

BAM

Language

Bosnian

English

Limited

Payment

Cash preferred

Power

Type C / F

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+387

Destinations

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar

One of the most famous bridges in Europe, a bazaar of copper and cobbles, and divers dropping into the Neretva beneath it.

✓ best May-Aug

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

An Ottoman bazaar and a Habsburg boulevard meet on one street, a few blocks from where the First World War was set in motion.

✓ best Apr-Oct

Climate zones, month by month

Bosnia and Herzegovina has 2 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Mostar Herzegovina →

Jan

9°

3°

142mm

10d rain

Feb

12°

3°

125mm

9d rain

Mar

16°

6°

119mm

9d rain

Apr

20°

9°

123mm

10d rain

May

25°

14°

93mm

9d rain

Jun

30°

17°

71mm

7d rain

Jul

33°

20°

56mm

5d rain

Aug

34°

20°

58mm

5d rain

Sep

27°

16°

137mm

7d rain

Oct

22°

12°

151mm

8d rain

Nov

15°

8°

189mm

11d rain

Dec

10°

4°

181mm

11d rain

✓ Best May-Aug

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Sarajevo →

Jan

4°

-3°

68mm

10d rain

Feb

7°

-2°

67mm

10d rain

Mar

12°

1°

67mm

9d rain

Apr

17°

5°

78mm

11d rain

May

21°

9°

89mm

11d rain

Jun

25°

13°

88mm

10d rain

Jul

28°

14°

75mm

9d rain

Aug

28°

14°

63mm

7d rain

Sep

23°

10°

89mm

9d rain

Oct

17°

7°

91mm

9d rain

Nov

11°

3°

85mm

9d rain

Dec

4°

-2°

89mm

10d rain

✓ Best Apr-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Feb

Watch for Dec-Feb smog risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions