Sanski Most climate — normals and trends
Sanski Most (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 1,094 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 (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Sanski Most averages 90 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Sanski Most has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 115 to 65 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 4 August 2017) and the coldest -28.0 °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
Sanski MostFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- coords
- 44.77°, 16.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,094mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
90 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
146.6 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
38.1 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest day
-28.0 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
88 mm
11 August 1951
Windiest day
31.5 km/h
27 February 1990
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
10 April 1973
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
4 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-32.9 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
35.6 cm
23 December 2024
Sunniest day
14.7 h
21 June 2025
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 | 7.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 53 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 14.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 191 mm | +105 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 91 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 128 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +6.6 °C | 3 mm | -104 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 78 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 73 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 24.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 60 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 75 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 143 mm | +44 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sanski Most?
Sanski Most has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 1,094 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sanski Most?
The hottest day measured in Sanski Most between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2017, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sanski Most?
The coldest day measured in Sanski Most between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -28.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sanski Most?
Yes. Sanski Most gets on average 146.6 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.
Has the climate of Sanski Most warmed?
Yes: Sanski Most warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sanski Most?
The wettest day measured in Sanski Most between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1951, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sanski Most?
The windiest day measured in Sanski Most between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1990, with winds reaching 31.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sanski Most?
The warmest month in Sanski Most is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sanski Most?
Sanski Most receives on average 1,094 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sanski Most?
Sanski Most gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sanski Most?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sanski Most between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2024, with 35.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sanski Most?
Yes: Sanski Most has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sanski Most?
In Sanski Most, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 4 August 2017, and the lowest was -32.9 °C on 24 January 1942.
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