Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Photo: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population
- 696,731
- Elevation
- 509 m
- Airports
- SJJ
- 3.3 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 3,920 km
- 5 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Sarajevo, month by month
- Jan2°
- Feb3°
- Mar8°
- Apr13°
- May18°
- Jun22°
- Jul25°
- Aug26°
- Sept20°
- Oct15°
- Nov9°
- Dec3°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: May to September.
Mean highs run from 2°C in January to 26°C in August, with about 899 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for SarajevoModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 372 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
Airports
Airports serving Sarajevo
Other airports within 150 km
- TZLTuzla International AirportLarge · Tuzla74 km from the centre
- OMOMostar International AirportLarge · Mostar75 km from the centre
- DBVDubrovnik Ruđer Bošković AirportLarge · Dubrovnik143 km from the centre
- BNXBanja Luka International AirportLarge · Banja Luka148 km from the centre
- BWKBrač AirportMedium · Split149 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBSarajevo
3,920 km
5 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
From AUHSarajevo
3,930 km
5 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Currency
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark BAMToday's indicative rate: BAM 1 ≈ USD 0.573Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency122police123fire124ambulanceAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +387 · On the right
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