Lightning strikes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The detection network has located 4,803 lightning strikes in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the archive began, including 4,009 in the last 7 days. That is 0.05% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Bosnia and Herzegovina #36 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Bosnia and Herzegovina is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 7 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 12 |
| 2026-08-08 | 3,997 |
| 2026-08-07 | 157 |
| 2026-08-06 | 155 |
| 2026-08-05 | 37 |
| 2026-08-04 | 444 |
| 2026-08-03 | 1 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Bosnia and Herzegovina's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livno | 1,351 | 923 | 28.1% |
| 2 | Trebinje | 1,017 | 855 | 21.2% |
| 3 | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton | 868 | 868 | 18.1% |
| 4 | West Herzegovina Canton | 675 | 669 | 14.1% |
| 5 | Banja Luka | 431 | 297 | 9.0% |
| 6 | Bijeljina | 130 | 130 | 2.7% |
| 7 | Tuzla Canton | 71 | 70 | 1.5% |
| 8 | Bosnian Podrinje Canton | 42 | 42 | 0.9% |
| 9 | Sarajevo-Romanija | 41 | 41 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Una-Sana Canton | 36 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Nikšić | 36 | 35 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Posavina Canton | 27 | 27 | 0.6% |
| 13 | Vlasenica | 22 | 0 | 0.5% |
| 14 | Doboj | 21 | 21 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Foča | 19 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Brčko | 5 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Split-Dalmatia | 4 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Herceg Novi | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Sisak-Moslavina | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Kotor | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Sarajevo Canton | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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