Climate · Montenegro

Podgorica

Hot and mostly dry from June to August; cool and damp from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years42.4°N40 m above the sea
  1. Jan51°11°33°1°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb52°11°33°1°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar58°14°39°4°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr66°19°47°8°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May75°24°56°13°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun83°28°64°18°Rain on about two days a week.
  7. Jul89°32°69°21°Rain on about one day a week.
  8. Aug90°32°69°21°Rain on about one day a week.
  9. Sep80°27°62°17°Rain on about two days a week.
  10. Oct72°22°53°12°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov62°17°45°7°Rain on about three days a week.
  12. Dec53°12°36°2°Rain on about three days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to August, with highs near 87°F and nights near 67°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 54°F. The rain comes from November to May, on about three days a week. July to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9 hours in December to 15 hours in June.The warm season runs from June to August, with highs near 31°C and nights near 19°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 12°C. The rain comes from November to May, on about three days a week. July to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9 hours in December to 15 hours in June.

Where Podgorica sits

Europe/Podgorica

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Latitude
42.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
40 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Budva38 km south-west

The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Podgorica, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 51°F in January to 90°F in August.Highs from 11°C in January to 32°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in December (46% of days), driest in August (20%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in July (20% cover), cloudiest in December (60%).

Daylight

From 9h 07m in December to 15h 14m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Podgorica, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWetter
33°1°51°11°
3 days58%9h 27m
FebruaryWetter
33°1°52°11°
3 days57%10h 29m
MarchWetter
39°4°58°14°
3 days57%11h 51m
AprilWetter
47°8°66°19°
3 days55%13h 20m
MayWetterAt its best
56°13°75°24°
3 days53%14h 36m
JuneWarm season
64°18°83°28°
2 days38%15h 14m
JulyWarm season
69°21°89°32°
1 day20%14h 56m
AugustWarm season
69°21°90°32°
1 day26%13h 50m
SeptemberAt its best
62°17°80°27°
2 days42%12h 24m
OctoberAt its best
53°12°72°22°
2 days49%10h 56m
NovemberWetter
45°7°62°17°
3 days59%9h 43m
DecemberWetter
36°2°53°12°
3 days60%9h 07m

When is the best time to visit Podgorica?


The best months are May, or September to October: highs near 75°F, nights near 57°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are May, or September to October: highs near 24°C, nights near 14°C, and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Podgorica?

August, with highs near 90°F and lows near 69°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 51°F.August, with highs near 32°C and lows near 21°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 11°C.

When does it rain most in Podgorica?

December, with rain on about three days a week. August is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Podgorica?

From about 9 hours in December to 15 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Podgorica?

July, when cloud covers about 20% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 60%.

Places with a year like Podgorica's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Podgorica's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Podgorica's summer.

Elsewhere in Montenegro

All of Montenegro

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Podgorica. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.