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City Pairings
close match
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bern, Switzerland are a close climate match — 918 km (570 mi) apart. Sarajevo is Köppen zone Cfb; Bern is Cfb.
See Sarajevo on the interactive map →Sarajevo and Bern both sit in the oceanic (Cfb) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 918 km (570 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a close match: day-to-day weather in Bern should feel familiar if you know Sarajevo. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 0°C (Bern warmer); July by 2°C (Bern cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Bern is 25 mm wetter in July, and 15 mm drier in January.
Sunshine stays close: Bern at 8.8 h/day on average versus 9.1 h/day in Sarajevo (January 5.2 h / 5.4 h, July 12.5 h / 12.8 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 8 µg/m³ in Bern vs 24 in Sarajevo (lower by 16 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January -2°C vs -4°C; July 12°C vs 13°C).
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Bern, Switzerland is the closest distant match for Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina — scored close, about 918 km (570 mi) away.
Sarajevo and Bern are separated by roughly 918 km (570 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are oceanic (Cfb).
Sarajevo has a oceanic climate (Cfb). January averages a high of 4°C and a low of -4°C with 75 mm of rain; July averages 26°C / 13°C and 80 mm.
Sarajevo averages about 5.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.8 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 34.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 99); July averages 12.6 µg/m³ (US AQI 56).
Other close climate matches for Sarajevo: Canberra (fair), Christchurch (loose), Bordeaux (fair).
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