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Bosnia and Herzegovina in January
Around 5 °C with 98 mm of rain and 3.7 hours of sun a day.
January is a challenging month for Bosnia and Herzegovina overall; regional choices matter most. Around 5 °C with 98 mm of rain and 3.7 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
Bosnia and Herzegovina · typical month
- Day / night-3 – 5 °CYear range -3 – 27 °C
- Rainfall98 mmYear range 74 – 141 mm
- Sunshine3.7 hr / dayYear range 3.0 – 8.3 hr / day
Bosnia and Herzegovina, taken apart
- Banja Luka6°C now · 6–28 °C yr
- Bijeljina6°C now · 6–30 °C yr
- Bosnian Podrinje Canton3°C now · 3–26 °C yr
- Brčko6°C now · 6–29 °C yr
- Central Bosnia Canton3°C now · 3–25 °C yr
- Doboj6°C now · 6–29 °C yr
- Foča3°C now · 3–26 °C yr
- Herzegovina-Neretva Canton6°C now · 6–28 °C yr
- Livno4°C now · 4–26 °C yr
- Posavina Canton6°C now · 6–30 °C yr
- Sarajevo Canton3°C now · 3–26 °C yr
- Sarajevo-Romanija3°C now · 3–26 °C yr
- Trebinje5°C now · 5–28 °C yr
- Tuzla Canton5°C now · 5–28 °C yr
- Una-Sana Canton5°C now · 5–27 °C yr
- Vlasenica4°C now · 4–27 °C yr
- West Herzegovina Canton7°C now · 7–30 °C yr
- Zenica-Doboj Canton5°C now · 5–27 °C yr
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.8 | -2.7 | -10.2 | 12.5 |
| February | 8.5 | -0.2 | -7.4 | 15.5 |
| March | 11.5 | 1.7 | -4.2 | 19.5 |
| April | 16.1 | 4.9 | -1.5 | 24.4 |
| May | 19.5 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 25.9 |
| June | 25.2 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 32.0 |
| July | 27.3 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 33.4 |
| August | 27.3 | 15.3 | 10.9 | 33.6 |
| September | 22.3 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 28.4 |
| October | 17.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| November | 10.8 | 3.1 | -3.7 | 17.7 |
| December | 6.5 | -0.1 | -5.6 | 12.8 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 98 |
| February | 93 |
| March | 107 |
| April | 94 |
| May | 128 |
| June | 92 |
| July | 82 |
| August | 74 |
| September | 91 |
| October | 86 |
| November | 141 |
| December | 112 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 3.7 |
| February | 4.5 |
| March | 6.0 |
| April | 7.0 |
| May | 6.7 |
| June | 7.9 |
| July | 8.3 |
| August | 7.6 |
| September | 6.3 |
| October | 5.4 |
| November | 3.4 |
| December | 3.0 |
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| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5 | 4.0 | 12.6 |
| February | 7.9 | 4.3 | 13.7 |
| March | 8.0 | 4.7 | 12.9 |
| April | 7.5 | 4.7 | 12.4 |
| May | 6.7 | 4.1 | 10.3 |
| June | 6.0 | 3.8 | 10.3 |
| July | 6.0 | 4.0 | 9.4 |
| August | 5.9 | 4.2 | 9.0 |
| September | 6.4 | 4.0 | 10.0 |
| October | 6.7 | 3.9 | 12.2 |
| November | 7.0 | 3.6 | 12.3 |
| December | 7.2 | 4.0 | 12.8 |
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