Climate averages 1991–2020
Podgorica weather
in December.
A cool, very wet month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cool month in Podgorica: daytime highs average 9.6°C and nights cool to about 1.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 271 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes December a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shkodër (46 km away). In December its highs average 10.1°C, 0.6°C warmer than Podgorica, with 225 mm of rain.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 8.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 271 mm to 180 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Podgorica climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C0.1°C | 0.1°C | 180 | 12.1 | 9.59 h |
| February | 9.8°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 195 | 11.7 | 10.511 h |
| March | 13.4°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 189 | 12.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.4°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 158 | 12.4 | 13.313 h |
| May | 22.0°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 121 | 12.2 | 14.615 h |
| June | 26.3°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 67 | 9.7 | 15.215 h |
| July | 29.5°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 43 | 6.9 | 15.015 h |
| August | 30.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 41 | 5.8 | 13.914 h |
| September | 24.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 164 | 8.7 | 12.513 h |
| October | 19.5°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 212 | 10.0 | 11.111 h |
| November | 14.3°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 286 | 12.8 | 9.810 h |
| December, selected | 9.6°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 271 | 13.5 | 9.19 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Shkodër in DecemberAlbania · 46 kmHigh 10.1°C · Low 3.6°C · 225 mm rain
- Gjakovë in DecemberKosovo · 96 kmHigh 6.5°C · Low -0.1°C · 87 mm rain
- Prizren in DecemberKosovo · 124 kmHigh 7.3°C · Low 0.4°C · 77 mm rain
- Durrës in DecemberAlbania · 125 kmHigh 12.7°C · Low 8.5°C · 157 mm rain
- Novi Pazar in DecemberSerbia · 128 kmHigh 5.6°C · Low -2.0°C · 66 mm rain
- Suva Reka in DecemberKosovo · 129 kmHigh 6.8°C · Low -0.3°C · 77 mm rain
- Tirana in DecemberAlbania · 132 kmHigh 11.7°C · Low 4.1°C · 136 mm rain
- Mitrovicë in DecemberKosovo · 140 kmHigh 5.6°C · Low -1.0°C · 57 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Podgorica) is explained once on the Podgorica year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.