Banja Luka vs Split: which is sunnier?
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina vs 🇭🇷 Croatia · 175 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Split is the sunnier overall: about 2,559 hours of sunshine a year to Banja Luka's 1,935. Split has the higher Sunshine Score in 11 of 12 months, Banja Luka in 1.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Banja Luka | Split | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,935 | 2,559 |
| Sunniest month | July (78/100) | July (89/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 7/100 | 26/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 77/100 | 87/100 |
| Rain / year | 857 mm | 921 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 8 (very high) |
Banja Luka vs Split month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banja Luka | Split | Banja Luka | Split | Banja Luka | Split | |
| January | 0 | 13 | 4° | 10° | 60 | 91 |
| February | 0 | 19 | 7° | 11° | 59 | 89 |
| March | 26 | 40 | 12° | 14° | 62 | 78 |
| April | 65 | 62 | 18° | 17° | 66 | 65 |
| May | 73 | 84 | 22° | 22° | 91 | 57 |
| June | 74 | 85 | 27° | 27° | 85 | 51 |
| July | 78 | 89 | 30° | 30° | 66 | 29 |
| August | 78 | 86 | 30° | 30° | 67 | 41 |
| September | 74 | 77 | 24° | 25° | 87 | 90 |
| October | 64 | 78 | 18° | 21° | 74 | 88 |
| November | 26 | 47 | 12° | 16° | 72 | 126 |
| December | 0 | 24 | 6° | 12° | 68 | 116 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Split · Feb Split · Mar Split · Apr Banja Luka · May Split · Jun Split · Jul Split · Aug Split · Sep Split · Oct Split · Nov Split · Dec Split.
When to pick which
- November–February: Split (average score 26/100 vs 7). Split is the warmer, around 12°C daytime highs vs 7°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Split (average score 62/100 vs 55). Daytime highs are similar (17°C vs 18°C).
- June–August: Split (average score 87/100 vs 77). Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 29°C).
- September–October: Split (average score 78/100 vs 69). Split is the warmer, around 23°C daytime highs vs 21°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Banja Luka weather by month · Split weather by month · Best time to visit Croatia.
More comparisons: Banja Luka vs Zagreb · Banja Luka vs Sarajevo · Banja Luka vs Tuzla · Split vs Sarajevo · Split vs Zadar · all head-to-heads