Bijeljina climate — normals and trends
Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 704 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Bijeljina averages 71 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Bijeljina has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -27.7 °C (on 24 January 1942).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BijeljinaRepublika Srpska
- coords
- 44.76°, 19.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
16.8°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
704mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
71 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.6 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.3 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
68 mm
29 July 1966
Windiest day
35.0 km/h
6 October 1956
Strongest gust
79.2 km/h
29 March 1979
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
22 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-32.6 °C
24 January 1963
Snowiest day
24.8 cm
10 February 1984
Sunniest day
15.0 h
11 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 28 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 30 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 111 mm | +55 mm |
| Apr | 19.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 75 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 54 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +5.1 °C | 0 mm | -77 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 55 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 66 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 12.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 87 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 16 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bijeljina?
Bijeljina has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 704 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bijeljina?
The hottest day measured in Bijeljina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bijeljina?
The coldest day measured in Bijeljina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bijeljina?
Yes. Bijeljina gets on average 59.6 cm of snow per year and has around 71 frost days.
Has the climate of Bijeljina warmed?
Yes: Bijeljina warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bijeljina?
The wettest day measured in Bijeljina between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1966, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bijeljina?
The windiest day measured in Bijeljina between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1956, with winds reaching 35.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bijeljina?
The warmest month in Bijeljina is July (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bijeljina?
Bijeljina receives on average 704 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bijeljina?
Bijeljina gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bijeljina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bijeljina between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1984, with 24.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bijeljina?
Yes: Bijeljina has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bijeljina?
In Bijeljina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 22 June 2024, and the lowest was -32.6 °C on 24 January 1963.
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