Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mostar in January
🧥 WinterCold and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings · compact umbrella or rain jacket
Why January scores 7.8What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.6
- !Cold (9°C highs / 3°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point -0.5°C)
- !Wet: ~142 mm rain, ~5 heavy-rain days
- Air quality8.7
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~13 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Jan | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.8 Very good | 9.3 Excellent |
| Season | 🧥 Winter | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 9° / 3° | 25° / 14° |
| Rain | 142 mm | 93 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 0° | dew pt 10° |
| PM2.5 | 13 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 & crowdsJanuary 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- New Year 1–3 Jan · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Orthodox Christmas Day (7 Jan)
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 daysIn JanuaryTypical 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 January.
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.