Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo in August
☀️ SummerWarm and some showers.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why August scores 9.4What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.6
- ✓Warm (28°C highs / 14°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 12.2°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~63 mm rain)
- Air quality9.3
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~9 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Aug | Jul | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.4 Excellent | 9.4 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Summer | ☀️ Summer |
| High / low | 28° / 14° | 28° / 14° |
| Rain | 63 mm | 75 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 12° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 9 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Sarajevo weather-station normals. Rainfall: Sarajevo 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 Sarajevo
- Snowy daysTypical datesSnow likely Oct–Apr (most in Jan: ~5 days)
Average number of days with snowfall at Sarajevo.
Source: Sarajevo weather-station normals (national weather service, via Wikipedia climate table)
Explore SarajevoEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyCapital of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a valley ringed by mountains, where Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav history meet.
Sarajevo Film FestivalDate variesUsually mid-August
A major film festival in the Balkans.
Why go: Hotels fill up.
Where: Cinemas and outdoor venues
Coming up later
Sarajevo Winter FestivalDate variesUsually February
A long-running arts festival.
Why go: Some events are free.
Where: Venues across the city
Baščaršija NightsDate variesUsually July
A summer festival of music and performances.
Why go: Many outdoor events.
Where: Baščaršija and the old town
Baščaršija
The Ottoman-era old bazaar with the Sebilj wooden fountain.
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
A 16th-century mosque, the most important in the country.
Latin Bridge
The bridge near where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914.
War Childhood Museum
A museum of objects and stories from people who were children during the war.
Tunnel of Hope
Part of the tunnel used to supply the city during the 1992–1995 siege, now a museum.
Trebević
A mountain reached by cable car, with the remains of the 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track.
Ćevapi
Grilled minced-meat sausages served in flatbread with onions.
💡 Ćevabdžinicas in Baščaršija
Burek
Flaky pastry filled with meat.
💡 Bakeries (buregdžinicas)
Bosnian coffee
Strong coffee served in a copper pot with Turkish delight.
💡 Cafes
Begova čorba
A thick chicken and vegetable soup.
💡 Traditional restaurants
Klepe
Small dumplings with yoghurt and garlic.
💡 Traditional restaurants
Copperware
Coffee sets and plates made by coppersmiths.
💡 Kazandžiluk street
Bosnian coffee
Ground coffee.
💡 Shops in Baščaršija
Rakija
Fruit brandy.
💡 Liquor shops