Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mostar in May
In May, Mostar averages a daytime high of 22 °C and a night-time low of 12 °C, with about 95 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Mostar's most comfortable months, June and July.
- Average high
- 22 °C
- Average low
- 12 °C
- Rain in the month
- 95 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 14 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 73
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Mostar
May is the 5th warmest month in Mostar by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 7 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 1 °C to 18 °C. By day, May is 5 °C warmer than April, and June is 4 °C warmer than May.
May brings 95 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 111 mm (1327 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 14 h 40 min, against 9 h at the shortest and 15 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 °C | 1 °C | 121 mm | |
| February | 9 °C | 1 °C | 114 mm | |
| March | 13 °C | 4 °C | 98 mm | |
| April | 17 °C | 8 °C | 107 mm | |
| May | 22 °C | 12 °C | 95 mm | |
| June | 26 °C | 15 °C | 76 mm | Yes |
| July | 29 °C | 17 °C | 60 mm | Yes |
| August | 29 °C | 18 °C | 55 mm | |
| September | 24 °C | 13 °C | 119 mm | |
| October | 19 °C | 9 °C | 131 mm | |
| November | 13 °C | 6 °C | 180 mm | |
| December | 8 °C | 1 °C | 171 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Mostar?
Not by the measure used here: about 95 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Mostar are June and July; the nearest are July, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Mostar that are comfortable in May
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Mostar
This guide lists 73 places to stay in Mostar, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 27; 1–3 km, 19; 3–10 km, 3; 10 km or more, 24.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.