Climate averages 1991–2020
Zenica weather
in May.
A mild, wet month: the 5th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Zenica: daytime highs average 20.6°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 120 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes May a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 45 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ilidža (52 km away). In May its highs average 19.4°C, 1.2°C cooler than Zenica, with 110 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zenica ranks 4th of 7 for the warmest May highs and 6th of 7 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 7 cities is 20.6°C; Zenica is level with that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 24.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 120 mm to 116 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Zenica climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C-2.7°C | -2.7°C | 76 | 11.9 | 9.39 h |
| February | 6.6°C-2.2°C | -2.2°C | 81 | 12.1 | 10.410 h |
| March | 11.1°C1.5°C | 1.5°C | 89 | 12.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.2°C5.9°C | 5.9°C | 106 | 14.7 | 13.413 h |
| May, selected | 20.6°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 120 | 15.4 | 14.715 h |
| June | 24.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 116 | 14.4 | 15.415 h |
| July | 26.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 104 | 12.9 | 15.115 h |
| August | 27.0°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 80 | 11.7 | 14.014 h |
| September | 21.9°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 94 | 11.7 | 12.613 h |
| October | 17.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 82 | 10.1 | 11.011 h |
| November | 11.6°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 90 | 11.3 | 9.710 h |
| December | 6.1°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 92 | 13.1 | 8.99 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Ilidža in MayBosnia and Herzegovina · 52 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 9.8°C · 110 mm rain
- Sarajevo in MayBosnia and Herzegovina · 53 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 9.5°C · 110 mm rain
- Tuzla in MayBosnia and Herzegovina · 71 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 116 mm rain
- Banja Luka in MayBosnia and Herzegovina · 85 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 10.1°C · 112 mm rain
- Mostar in MayBosnia and Herzegovina · 96 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.1°C · 109 mm rain
- Split in MayCroatia · 140 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 13.8°C · 71 mm rain
- Osijek in MayCroatia · 162 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.0°C · 69 mm rain
- Bihać in MayBosnia and Herzegovina · 175 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 127 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Zenica) is explained once on the Zenica year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.