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CLIMATE

Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Sarajevo has a continental climate, lying between the climate
zones of central Europe to the North and the Mediterranean to the South. Sarajevo experiences
warm summers, with temperatures of 95°F not being uncommon, and cold winters, when
snow is guaranteed due to the city’s high altitude. The average year-round temperature is 45
°F. Sarajevo receives about 36 inches of precipitation a year. The rainiest month is October
when the city receives 3.5 inches of rainfall. The driest is February when the city gets only 2.4
inches of precipitation.

Dubrovnik, Croatia: Located in the southern region of Croatia’s Adriatic coast, where lush
vegetation slopes down to the clear turquoise of the Adriatic Sea, Dubrovnik boasts a pleasant
Mediterranean climate characterized by wet winters and hot, dry summers. A winter wind,
the bura, is the strongest wind along the Adriatic coast. In Croatia, temperatures can hit peaks
as high as 100 from June to October with July and August being the hottest months. Water
temperatures are warm enough for swimming June-September, but are too cold the rest
of the year.

Zagreb, Croatia: Because it is located further north and inland, Zagreb has a continental
climate. Winters can be cold, sometimes snowy, autumn can be rainy and changeable, and
spring can be very unpredictable. In late fall, winter, and early spring, it will get noticeably
cooler in Zagreb than it does along the Adriatic seacoast.

Ljubljana, Slovenia: Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, is situated between the Alps and the Adriatic
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from June to September are moderately warm and dry, with comfortably cool evenings, while
autumn brings mornings of sunshine occasionally interspersed with some showers or haze.
Winter months, beginning in January, can be quite cold with temperatures dropping below
freezing, while the warmth of spring brings refreshing breezes. This continental climate
is changeable, and a day with some passing showers is to be expected during any two-
week interval.

Albania: Albania’s location in a transition zone means its climate is a cross between the
typical warm Mediterranean climate and a cooler continental climate. Rainy winters and dry,
hot summers are typical of the coastal plain. Away from the coast, summer rainfall is more
frequent and the winters are colder, especially in the mountainous areas. In Tirana, summers
are hot and humid while the winters tend to be mild.
Serbia: Serbia has varied weather within three climatic areas. The Adriatic-Mediterranean
climate near the coast is the warmest and mildest, with long, hot summers and short, rainy
winters. A continental climate prevails on the Pannonian plain and central hills, with warm
and dry summers and moderately cold and snowy winters. The third climate zone includes

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