Climate averages 1991–2020
Podgorica weather
in October.
A mild, very wet month: the 6th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Podgorica: daytime highs average 19.5°C and nights cool to about 11.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 212 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 06 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shkodër (46 km away). In October its highs average 19.8°C, about as warm as Podgorica, with 206 mm of rain.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.2°C to 14.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 212 mm to 286 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Shkodër in OctoberAlbania · 46 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 206 mm rain
- Gjakovë in OctoberKosovo · 96 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 8.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Prizren in OctoberKosovo · 124 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.7°C · 61 mm rain
- Durrës in OctoberAlbania · 125 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 16.0°C · 145 mm rain
- Novi Pazar in OctoberSerbia · 128 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 7.2°C · 59 mm rain
- Suva Reka in OctoberKosovo · 129 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 61 mm rain
- Tirana in OctoberAlbania · 132 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.2°C · 118 mm rain
- Mitrovicë in OctoberKosovo · 140 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 8.0°C · 48 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.