Sarajevo
Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Sarajevo City Panorama: Julian Nyča, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Federation of B&H. About 696,731 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina in our atlas.
It lies at 43.85° N, 18.36° E, about 509 m (1,670 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Sarajevo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Sarajevo. Green dots: other major cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Sarajevo has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 26°C (79°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (22°F). Around 899 mm (35 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Bosnia and HerzegovinaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3191281 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q11194 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Sarajevo City Panorama: Julian Nyča, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sarajevo Bus-Station 2011-10-19 (2): Milan Suvajac, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sarajevo National Museum of Bosnia and Hercegovina: Mazbln, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sarajevo Trebević: Julian Nyča, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Vrelo Bosne, Sarajevo: Author's own photo, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sarajevo tunnel: Baumi, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Narodno Pozoriše Sarajevo 2026: Akir-toj, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Baščaršija 2006: en:User:Dark Apostrophe, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
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