Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mostar in August
🥵 Hot summerHot and some showers.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · sunglasses & hat
Why August scores 9.0What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.7
- !Hot (34°C highs / 20°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 12.2°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~58 mm rain)
- Air quality9.5
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~8 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Aug | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.0 Excellent | 9.3 Excellent |
| Season | 🥵 Hot summer | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 34° / 20° | 25° / 14° |
| Rain | 58 mm | 93 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 12° | dew pt 10° |
| PM2.5 | 8 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Mostar weather-station normals. Rainfall: Mostar weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsAugust 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Nature calendarBlossoms, leaves & seasons in Mostar
- Snowy daysTypical datesSnow likely Dec–Feb (most in Jan: ~3 days)
Average number of days with snowfall at Mostar.
Source: Mostar weather-station normals (national weather service, via Wikipedia climate table)
Explore MostarEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA historic town in Herzegovina on the Neretva River, known for its rebuilt Ottoman-era Old Bridge, bazaar lanes and nearby waterfalls and monasteries.
No major events on our calendar for August.
Coming up later
Ramadan Bajram (Eid al-Fitr)Date variesIslamic lunar calendar — moves about 11 days earlier each year; around March in 2026–2027
The festival ending Ramadan, with mosque prayers and family visits.
Why go: Some local businesses close for the holiday.
Where: East side of the city
Stari Most diving competitionDate variesUsually late July
A traditional diving competition from the Old Bridge with centuries-old roots.
Why go: The riverbanks fill with spectators; arrive early.
Where: Stari Most
Stari Most
The UNESCO-listed 16th-century Old Bridge, destroyed in 1993 and rebuilt, from which local divers jump into the river.
💡 Divers jump once enough money has been collected from onlookers.
Kujundžiluk bazaar
The cobbled old bazaar street of craft and souvenir shops by the bridge.
Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque
A 17th-century mosque whose minaret offers a classic view of the Old Bridge.
Kravica Waterfalls
A wide series of cascades on the Trebižat River, a popular day trip.
💡 Water flow is strongest in spring.
Blagaj Tekke
A Dervish monastery built against a cliff at the source of the Buna River.
Počitelj
A fortified hillside village with Ottoman stone architecture south of Mostar.
Ćevapi
Small grilled minced-meat sausages served in flatbread with onions.
Burek
Spiralled filo pie filled with meat; versions with cheese or potato have other names locally.
Bosnian coffee
Strong coffee served in a copper džezva with sugar cubes and lokum.
River trout
Fresh trout from the Buna and Neretva rivers.
💡 Riverside restaurants in Blagaj
Herzegovinian wine
Wines from the local Žilavka (white) and Blatina (red) grapes.
Copper coffee sets
Hand-engraved copper džezva pots and trays.
💡 Coppersmiths in Kujundžiluk
Žilavka and Blatina wine
Wines from Herzegovina's vineyards.
Lokum
Turkish delight served with Bosnian coffee.