Season guide · Belgrade · Serbia
Belgrade in spring
March–May: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Erwan Martin, CC BY 2.0
Quick answer
Terraces reopen and Kalemegdan turns green; mild days with some heavy showers in May. Expect highs up to 24°C (75°F) and lows around 3°C (37°F), with about 30 rainy days across March–May. May is among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- March–May
- Temperatures
- 3°C (37°F) to 24°C (75°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 30
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Hotel prices
- Average
Weather in spring
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 13°C (55°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9 | 11.8 h | 2/5 |
| April | 19°C (66°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10 | 13.4 h | 3/5 |
| May | 24°C (75°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11 | 14.8 h | 3/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 19°C (66°F) against a yearly 18°C (64°F), and 30 of the year's roughly 104 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 3/5 and hotel prices 3/5 on average.
What's on in spring
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- March: FEST film festival (usually continues into March)
- April: Belgrade Marathon (usually April)
- April: Orthodox Easter (date varies)
Good choices for spring
Museum · Vračar
Nikola Tesla Museum
A small museum in a villa on Krunska street devoted to the inventor Nikola Tesla, with his personal belongings, working models of his inventions and the gilded sphere holding his ashes.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Kids
- Rainy day
- History
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Museum · Stari Grad
National Museum of Serbia
Allow time for the Lepenski Vir rooms, some of the oldest monumental sculpture in Europe.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- History
- Rainy day
Museum · Senjak and Dedinje
Museum of Yugoslavia and House of Flowers
The museum complex in Dedinje tells the story of socialist Yugoslavia and includes the House of Flowers, the mausoleum of Josip Broz Tito.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
Historic site · Dorćol
Princess Ljubica's Residence
Visit with the nearby Cathedral Church of St Michael the Archangel just across the street.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
- Architecture
- Off the beaten path
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Gallery · New Belgrade
Museum of Contemporary Art
A modernist building of crystal-like volumes in Ušće Park, reopened in 2017 after a long renovation.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Architecture
- Rainy day
- Views
Day trips in spring
- Novi Sad and Petrovaradin Fortress (About 35–40 minutes by fast train) — Serbia's second city has a relaxed pedestrian centre around Liberty Square and, across the Danube, the huge Petrovaradin Fortress with a clock tower whose hands are reversed so boatmen could read the hour from afar.
- Sremski Karlovci and Fruška Gora (About 1 hour 15 minutes by car) — A small Baroque town of churches and wine cellars known for bermet, a sweet spiced wine, at the foot of the Fruška Gora hills with their Orthodox monasteries and vineyards.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is spring a good time to visit Belgrade?
Yes: May is among the best months. Terraces reopen and Kalemegdan turns green; mild days with some heavy showers in May.
+What is the weather like in Belgrade in spring?
Highs of up to 24°C (75°F) and lows around 3°C (37°F), with about 30 rainy days over the season.