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Banja Luka, Bosnien und Herzegowina
06:16:14 AMThursday, April 30, 2026 · Europe/Sarajevo

Banja Luka
City in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aktuelle Ortszeit
06:16:14 AM
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Zeitzone
CEST
Europe/Sarajevo · UTC+02:00
Nächster Feiertag
May Day / International Workers' Day
Freitag, 1. Mai 2026 · Public
Geschäftsüberschneidung jetzt
0 / 8
Reference markets are overlapping with Banja Luka right now
Nächster Flughafen
TZL
Tuzla International Airport · 125 km
Indexierte Flughäfen
3
Curated airport references available for Bosnien und Herzegowina
Snapshot at render time: 06:16:14 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026 in Banja Luka (UTC+02:00, CEST).
Status
Daytime
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Current weather
8°C, Partly cloudy
Feels like 7°C · Humidity 94% · Wind 3 km/h
Sunrise and sunset
05:42 AM to 07:54 PM
Day length 14h 12m · Solar noon 12:48 PM
Next country holiday
May Day / International Workers' Day
Freitag, 1. Mai 2026 · Public
Tracked countdowns rendered for Banja Luka local time, with sunrise/sunset and DST stats per page.
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Code with Claude London 2026
keynoteDienstag, 19. Mai 2026
19 days to go
Population
221.1K
Coordinates
44.78, 17.21
Timezone
Europe/Sarajevo
Indexierte Flughäfen
3
Capital
Sarajevo
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian
Currency
BAM (KM)
Country area
51,209 km²
Read time for Banja Luka from the Europe/Sarajevo zone (CEST, UTC+02:00); the city carries roughly 221.1K residents and ranks #2 among curated Bosnien und Herzegowina entries.
The coordinates 44.78°N, 17.21°E put Banja Luka roughly 4970 km from the equator in the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, which is why the page expects clear seasonal daylight differences across the year.
Today the sun rises around 05:42 AM and sets around 07:54 PM in Banja Luka — about 14h 12m of daylight. Bosnien und Herzegowina observes daylight saving time on this zone, so the offset shifts seasonally.
Prijedor (45 km from Banja Luka) gives this page its nearest commuter and travel cluster, with 3 curated airport pages indexed for Bosnien und Herzegowina.
Banja Luka planners should mark 2026-05-01 (May Day / International Workers' Day); that's the next national holiday signal in view.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Timezone
CEST
IANA Zone
Europe/Sarajevo
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
DST Status
Observing DST
Week Number
Week 18
Day of Year
Day 120
Days Remaining
245
Quarter
Q2
London
-1h
New York
-6h
Los Angeles
-9h
Dubai
+2h
Singapore
+6h
Tokyo
+7h
Sydney
+8h
São Paulo
-5h
Year-long daylight curve. Shows how dramatic high-latitude summers are.
Shows whether it's currently business hours (9am to 5pm) in major financial centers, and how many hours they overlap with Banja Luka.
Banja Luka or Banjaluka is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the most populous in Republika Srpska. It is Republika Srpska's main economic, political, and administrative center. Banja Luka is the traditional centre of the densely forested Bosanska Krajina region of northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the city proper has a population of 138,963, while its administrative area comprises a total of 185,042 inhabitants.
Distance-wise, Banja Luka is closest to London (~1,483 km), Dubai (~4,040 km), New York (~7,048 km); Sydney is the far end at roughly 15,936 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.
Banja Luka sits inside Bosnien und Herzegowina — the Southeast Europe subregion, capital Sarajevo, languages Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, currency BAM (KM).
Around Banja Luka, the nearest mapped reference cities are Prijedor (45 km), Doboj (70 km), Travnik (71 km), Požega (73 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for CEST planning.
Upcoming country holiday signals around Banja Luka: May Day / International Workers' Day, May Day / International Workers' Day, Victory Day over fascism. Bake those into launch, on-call, and travel windows for Bosnien und Herzegowina.
Closest curated airport references from Banja Luka: TZL Dubrave Gornje (125 km), SJJ Sarajevo (139 km), OMO Mostar (174 km).
In 2021, Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
Tuzla International AirportTZL
Dubrave Gornje · 125 km from Banja Luka
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 55m
Sarajevo International AirportSJJ
Sarajevo · 139 km from Banja Luka
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 56m
Mostar International AirportOMO
Mostar · 174 km from Banja Luka
Approx. transfer or flight-planning window: 58m
Exchange snapshot
Currency snapshot unavailable
On this day
2021: Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
2014: A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2013: Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Coordination pulse
0 of 8 reference markets are in live business-hour overlap now
| City | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 05:16 AM | -1h | Check the overlap widget below |
| New York | 12:16 AM | -6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Los Angeles | 09:16 PM | -9h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Dubai | 08:16 AM | +2h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Singapore | 12:16 PM | +6h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Tokyo | 01:16 PM | +7h | Check the overlap widget below |
| Sydney | 02:16 PM | +8h | Check the overlap widget below |
| São Paulo | 01:16 AM | -5h | Check the overlap widget below |
Prijedor
Bosnien und Herzegowina
Approx. 45 km away
Doboj
Bosnien und Herzegowina
Approx. 70 km away
Travnik
Bosnien und Herzegowina
Approx. 71 km away
Požega
Kroatien
Approx. 73 km away
Slavonski Brod
Kroatien
Approx. 77 km away
Bugojno
Bosnien und Herzegowina
Approx. 83 km away
Bosanska Krupa
Bosnien und Herzegowina
Approx. 84 km away
Zenica
Bosnien und Herzegowina
Approx. 85 km away
Banja Luka liegt in der Zeitzone Europe/Sarajevo (CEST), mit einem UTC-Versatz von +02:00.
Ja, Banja Luka beachtet derzeit die Sommerzeit (DST).
Der aktuelle UTC-Versatz für Banja Luka ist UTC+02:00.
Banja Luka sits at 44.78°N, 17.21°E in Bosnien und Herzegowina, with about 221.1K residents (rank #2 by population in this dataset).
The closest reference hub to Banja Luka is London, about 1,483 km away as the crow flies.
Prijedor is the closest indexed city, roughly 45 km from Banja Luka.
Tuzla International Airport (TZL) is the closest curated airport reference, about 125 km from Banja Luka.
May Day / International Workers' Day is the next upcoming holiday in Bosnien und Herzegowina, on Freitag, 1. Mai 2026.