Belgrade climate
Belgrade is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -2.3 °C. June is the wettest month (76 mm) and February the driest (44 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Belgrade averages 669 mm of rain, 90 days above 25 °C and 69 days below freezing.
Serbia · population 1,273,651 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 29 °C
- Coldest month January -2.3 °C
- Driest month February 44 mm
- Wettest month June 76 mm
- Least cloud August 35 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 42 °C
- Coldest on record January -23 °C
What to expectBelgrade through the year
Belgrade has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.6 °C in January to 29 °C in August, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 90 days a year reach 25 °C, 30 of them reach 30 °C, 69 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 44 mm in February to 76 mm in June. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6 °C | 45 mm | 68 % |
| February | 7.0 °C | 44 mm | 64 % |
| March | 12.1 °C | 53 mm | 59 % |
| April | 17.6 °C | 55 mm | 56 % |
| May | 22.4 °C | 70 mm | 55 % |
| June | 26.1 °C | 76 mm | 49 % |
| July | 28.2 °C | 68 mm | 38 % |
| August | 28.5 °C | 54 mm | 35 % |
| September | 23.2 °C | 55 mm | 47 % |
| October | 17.7 °C | 49 mm | 53 % |
| November | 11.5 °C | 48 mm | 63 % |
| December | 5.4 °C | 52 mm | 69 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6 °C | -2.3 °C | 0.8 °C | 16.3 °C | -23.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| February | 7.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 2.6 °C | 20.3 °C | -20.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| March | 12.1 °C | 2.3 °C | 7.1 °C | 26.1 °C | -19.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| April | 17.6 °C | 7.5 °C | 12.6 °C | 30.8 °C | -3.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May | 22.4 °C | 12.5 °C | 17.6 °C | 34.7 °C | 3.1 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 26.1 °C | 16.3 °C | 21.4 °C | 36.5 °C | 8.0 °C | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| July | 28.2 °C | 18.3 °C | 23.4 °C | 41.6 °C | 10.6 °C | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| August | 28.5 °C | 18.5 °C | 23.5 °C | 39.6 °C | 10.0 °C | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| September | 23.2 °C | 13.9 °C | 18.4 °C | 35.4 °C | 4.7 °C | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 17.7 °C | 9.1 °C | 13.1 °C | 31.7 °C | -4.7 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 11.5 °C | 4.3 °C | 7.5 °C | 24.9 °C | -11.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| December | 5.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 2.1 °C | 18.5 °C | -20.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45 mm | 9 | 9.2 h/day | 68 % | 81 % | 15 km/h |
| February | 44 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 64 % | 77 % | 16 km/h |
| March | 53 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 70 % | 17 km/h |
| April | 55 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 56 % | 67 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 70 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 55 % | 67 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 76 mm | 11 | 16 h/day | 49 % | 67 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 68 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 38 % | 64 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 54 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 35 % | 62 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 55 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 47 % | 67 % | 15 km/h |
| October | 49 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 73 % | 15 km/h |
| November | 48 mm | 8 | 9.6 h/day | 63 % | 79 % | 17 km/h |
| December | 52 mm | 9 | 8.8 h/day | 69 % | 82 % | 15 km/h |
Where Belgrade ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Europe in May | 35th of 50 | 22 °C |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in September | 37th of 50 | 93/100 |
| The warmest places in Europe in April | 45th of 50 | 18 °C |
| Places with the best weather in Europe in April | 49th of 50 | 76/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Belgrade’s climate
When is the best time to visit Belgrade?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Belgrade get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 30 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -2.3 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 69 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Belgrade?
June, averaging 76 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is February with 44 mm. The year as a whole averages 669 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Belgrade rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 44.804°, 20.465° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.