Cetinje climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Cetinje?

Cetinje has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 2,457 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cetinje?

The hottest day measured in Cetinje between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2007, reaching 36.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Cetinje?

The coldest day measured in Cetinje between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -21.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Cetinje?

Yes. Cetinje gets on average 124.4 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Cetinje warmed?

Yes: Cetinje warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Cetinje?

The wettest day measured in Cetinje between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1945, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Cetinje?

The windiest day measured in Cetinje between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1992, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Cetinje?

The warmest month in Cetinje is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Cetinje?

Cetinje receives on average 2,457 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Cetinje?

Cetinje gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Cetinje (Montenegro) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 2,457 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Cetinje averages 56 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.

Cetinje has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 75 to 37 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 24 August 2007) and the coldest -21.5 °C (on 30 December 1941).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

CetinjeCetinje

coords: 42.39°, 18.91°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

11.8°C

Average daily high

16.1°C

Average daily low

7.8°C

Annual rainfall

2,457mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

8.4km/h

Seasonal range

19.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

56 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

13 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

153 d/yr

Annual snowfall

124.4 cm

Average feels-like high

15.4 °C

Average feels-like low

6.1 °C

Average peak gust

29.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

6 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

36.8 °C

24 August 2007

Coldest day

-21.5 °C

30 December 1941

Wettest day

179 mm

25 September 1945

Windiest day

29.8 km/h

26 March 1992

Strongest gust

118.1 km/h

13 December 1957

Hottest feels-like

39.6 °C

24 August 2007

Coldest feels-like

-26.4 °C

30 December 1941

Snowiest day

44.9 cm

6 January 1967

Sunniest day

14.8 h

14 June 2019

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.2 °C11 August 2025	-11.4 °C20 February 2025	13.5 °C	2,555 mm	32	33
2024	35.5 °C14 August 2024	-6.2 °C22 January 2024	14.3 °C	2,305 mm	61	24
2023	34.9 °C17 July 2023	-6.8 °C27 November 2023	13.6 °C	2,885 mm	28	23
2022	33.9 °C23 July 2022	-9.3 °C25 January 2022	13.4 °C	2,562 mm	41	50
2021	35.7 °C28 July 2021	-11.7 °C16 February 2021	12.8 °C	2,562 mm	38	40
2020	33.1 °C30 July 2020	-3.3 °C22 January 2020	13.3 °C	2,330 mm	22	30
2019	34.2 °C11 August 2019	-9.5 °C17 January 2019	13.4 °C	2,551 mm	33	34
2018	30.9 °C8 August 2018	-8.5 °C28 February 2018	13.5 °C	2,495 mm	10	34
2017	35.1 °C10 August 2017	-16.2 °C8 January 2017	12.8 °C	2,110 mm	36	50
2016	32.6 °C23 June 2016	-6.0 °C23 January 2016	12.9 °C	2,724 mm	12	38
2015	35.0 °C20 July 2015	-8.4 °C1 January 2015	13.3 °C	1,651 mm	39	47
2014	31.2 °C13 August 2014	-10.0 °C30 December 2014	13.0 °C	2,979 mm	3	15
2013	33.8 °C7 August 2013	-8.4 °C11 February 2013	13.0 °C	3,108 mm	21	41
2012	35.6 °C7 August 2012	-13.9 °C13 December 2012	13.0 °C	2,330 mm	44	62
2011	33.6 °C26 August 2011	-9.2 °C25 January 2011	12.8 °C	1,369 mm	23	58
2010	33.3 °C16 July 2010	-11.2 °C3 February 2010	12.6 °C	3,615 mm	14	47
2009	32.5 °C24 July 2009	-11.7 °C21 December 2009	12.8 °C	2,771 mm	15	39
2008	32.7 °C14 August 2008	-11.2 °C4 January 2008	12.7 °C	2,464 mm	18	38
2007	36.8 °C24 August 2007	-6.9 °C16 December 2007	12.8 °C	2,055 mm	29	36
2006	33.3 °C20 August 2006	-13.7 °C26 January 2006	11.6 °C	2,032 mm	18	61
2005	32.8 °C29 July 2005	-13.5 °C9 February 2005	11.3 °C	2,772 mm	7	69
2004	33.8 °C8 July 2004	-9.5 °C22 November 2004	12.0 °C	3,158 mm	9	55
2003	34.4 °C18 August 2003	-9.0 °C8 February 2003	12.6 °C	2,152 mm	39	60
2002	32.4 °C24 June 2002	-11.3 °C2 January 2002	12.5 °C	2,605 mm	6	36
2001	33.7 °C10 August 2001	-10.8 °C20 December 2001	12.4 °C	2,457 mm	12	49
2000	34.7 °C23 August 2000	-17.3 °C26 January 2000	12.6 °C	2,227 mm	19	54
1999	34.4 °C10 August 1999	-10.0 °C9 February 1999	12.6 °C	2,466 mm	9	57
1998	33.7 °C1 August 1998	-7.3 °C8 February 1998	12.2 °C	2,302 mm	27	55
1997	29.9 °C29 June 1997	-4.6 °C3 February 1997	11.9 °C	1,839 mm	0	24
1996	30.6 °C11 June 1996	-12.5 °C3 March 1996	11.5 °C	3,119 mm	1	57
1995	30.7 °C24 July 1995	-7.9 °C25 January 1995	11.5 °C	2,596 mm	1	47
1994	33.1 °C11 August 1994	-6.0 °C16 February 1994	12.8 °C	1,796 mm	18	33
1993	31.5 °C1 August 1993	-7.5 °C7 March 1993	11.9 °C	1,983 mm	12	73
1992	32.4 °C18 August 1992	-10.8 °C20 February 1992	11.6 °C	2,200 mm	14	73
1991	30.7 °C13 July 1991	-13.3 °C2 February 1991	11.1 °C	2,429 mm	3	65
1990	30.0 °C1 August 1990	-8.8 °C23 December 1990	12.1 °C	2,164 mm	2	50
1989	30.5 °C16 August 1989	-12.3 °C11 December 1989	11.6 °C	1,989 mm	4	68
1988	34.7 °C6 July 1988	-9.7 °C23 December 1988	11.8 °C	2,250 mm	27	63
1987	34.3 °C24 July 1987	-15.6 °C9 January 1987	11.6 °C	2,485 mm	13	54
1986	30.1 °C2 August 1986	-13.8 °C24 December 1986	11.9 °C	2,196 mm	4	60
1985	31.7 °C31 July 1985	-19.3 °C13 January 1985	11.9 °C	2,545 mm	16	44
1984	33.8 °C13 July 1984	-8.3 °C27 January 1984	11.4 °C	2,443 mm	3	31
1983	31.7 °C28 July 1983	-12.9 °C24 February 1983	11.5 °C	1,887 mm	5	60
1982	31.3 °C27 June 1982	-8.3 °C8 January 1982	12.0 °C	2,004 mm	5	65
1981	34.9 °C3 August 1981	-10.9 °C21 December 1981	11.2 °C	2,529 mm	5	77
1980	31.6 °C6 August 1980	-13.0 °C5 January 1980	10.9 °C	2,726 mm	5	56
1979	31.0 °C2 August 1979	-19.9 °C4 January 1979	11.3 °C	3,453 mm	3	48
1978	29.7 °C13 July 1978	-10.2 °C9 January 1978	10.8 °C	3,177 mm	0	61
1977	32.9 °C30 August 1977	-9.7 °C1 January 1977	11.9 °C	2,706 mm	2	48
1976	28.4 °C17 July 1976	-16.0 °C28 December 1976	10.7 °C	2,767 mm	0	60
1975	31.6 °C18 July 1975	-7.5 °C26 November 1975	11.7 °C	2,055 mm	3	61
1974	31.9 °C16 July 1974	-7.0 °C9 February 1974	11.5 °C	2,502 mm	12	36
1973	31.1 °C18 July 1973	-16.7 °C1 December 1973	11.3 °C	2,289 mm	1	61
1972	31.3 °C12 August 1972	-6.9 °C28 November 1972	11.6 °C	2,586 mm	6	36
1971	34.3 °C8 August 1971	-10.8 °C28 February 1971	11.3 °C	2,433 mm	6	57
1970	30.7 °C7 August 1970	-13.6 °C18 February 1970	11.5 °C	3,125 mm	5	48
1969	28.8 °C15 August 1969	-11.7 °C12 February 1969	11.4 °C	3,317 mm	0	53
1968	33.1 °C10 July 1968	-14.5 °C14 January 1968	11.5 °C	2,659 mm	4	61
1967	34.0 °C24 July 1967	-15.1 °C21 January 1967	11.3 °C	2,245 mm	8	75
1966	27.8 °C15 August 1966	-14.0 °C9 January 1966	11.0 °C	3,202 mm	0	70
1965	30.6 °C26 July 1965	-13.9 °C7 February 1965	10.1 °C	2,565 mm	1	77
1964	29.6 °C20 July 1964	-12.0 °C7 February 1964	11.1 °C	2,631 mm	0	66
1963	30.9 °C1 July 1963	-18.4 °C17 January 1963	11.1 °C	2,924 mm	2	58
1962	33.0 °C28 July 1962	-8.9 °C12 December 1962	11.7 °C	2,780 mm	21	73
1961	34.3 °C12 August 1961	-10.0 °C17 December 1961	12.3 °C	2,388 mm	7	50
1960	32.5 °C28 August 1960	-12.7 °C3 February 1960	11.9 °C	3,296 mm	3	34
1959	28.5 °C29 July 1959	-11.6 °C29 January 1959	11.3 °C	2,525 mm	0	48
1958	32.3 °C1 August 1958	-9.5 °C21 February 1958	11.5 °C	2,774 mm	7	62
1957	33.9 °C14 August 1957	-11.5 °C21 January 1957	11.7 °C	2,431 mm	12	58
1956	33.2 °C21 August 1956	-17.0 °C9 February 1956	10.6 °C	2,013 mm	15	84
1955	30.9 °C22 July 1955	-11.1 °C27 November 1955	11.6 °C	3,098 mm	1	28
1954	31.5 °C30 July 1954	-14.6 °C26 January 1954	10.8 °C	2,253 mm	5	72
1953	31.8 °C28 July 1953	-12.5 °C10 February 1953	11.3 °C	1,501 mm	6	90
1952	33.6 °C12 August 1952	-9.8 °C11 February 1952	12.0 °C	3,076 mm	27	66
1951	33.2 °C8 August 1951	-5.3 °C2 January 1951	12.1 °C	2,096 mm	12	37
1950	33.4 °C5 July 1950	-12.8 °C4 February 1950	12.4 °C	2,390 mm	32	51
1949	29.4 °C9 August 1949	-17.5 °C5 March 1949	10.8 °C	2,180 mm	0	74
1948	33.7 °C10 August 1948	-11.3 °C26 February 1948	10.8 °C	1,905 mm	2	73
1947	32.4 °C31 July 1947	-17.6 °C8 January 1947	11.6 °C	2,131 mm	10	66
1946	36.1 °C19 August 1946	-11.6 °C15 February 1946	11.9 °C	1,927 mm	37	76
1945	34.8 °C29 July 1945	-15.9 °C31 January 1945	10.7 °C	1,897 mm	12	100
1944	30.7 °C9 September 1944	-9.9 °C8 January 1944	10.7 °C	2,777 mm	1	96
1943	32.4 °C22 August 1943	-19.5 °C12 January 1943	11.8 °C	1,803 mm	11	67
1942	29.4 °C27 July 1942	-20.2 °C24 January 1942	10.7 °C	1,596 mm	0	83
1941	31.0 °C18 August 1941	-21.5 °C30 December 1941	9.8 °C	2,478 mm	1	96
1940	30.6 °C10 August 1940	-15.3 °C17 December 1940	9.4 °C	2,592 mm	2	103

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.3 °C

+2.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

32 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

33 d/yr

-23

Annual rainfall

2556 mm

+99 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.9 °C	+3.4 °C	261 mm	+27 mm
Feb	8.9 °C	+1.8 °C	116 mm	-124 mm
Mar	13.4 °C	+2.8 °C	420 mm	+207 mm
Apr	17.0 °C	+2.0 °C	76 mm	-120 mm
May	19.6 °C	0.0 °C	251 mm	+93 mm
Jun	29.4 °C	+5.9 °C	10 mm	-104 mm
Jul	29.6 °C	+3.1 °C	157 mm	+81 mm
Aug	28.5 °C	+1.8 °C	212 mm	+118 mm
Sep	24.8 °C	+2.4 °C	186 mm	-6 mm
Oct	16.0 °C	-1.3 °C	235 mm	-41 mm
Nov	13.0 °C	+1.4 °C	561 mm	+195 mm
Dec	9.9 °C	+2.8 °C	69 mm	-228 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.2 °C

11 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-11.4 °C

20 Feb 2025

Wettest day

115.1 mm

11 Sep 2025

Windiest day

18.5 km/h

28 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

72.7 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.0 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-16.0 °C

20 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

4.1 cm

23 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

14.8 h

14 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Cetinje?

Cetinje has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 2,457 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cetinje?

The hottest day measured in Cetinje between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2007, reaching 36.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Cetinje?

The coldest day measured in Cetinje between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -21.5 °C.

Does it snow in Cetinje?

Yes. Cetinje gets on average 124.4 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.

Has the climate of Cetinje warmed?

Yes: Cetinje warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Cetinje?

The wettest day measured in Cetinje between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1945, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Cetinje?

The windiest day measured in Cetinje between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1992, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Cetinje?

The warmest month in Cetinje is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Cetinje?

Cetinje receives on average 2,457 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Cetinje?

Cetinje gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cetinje?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cetinje between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1967, with 44.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Cetinje?

Yes: Cetinje has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cetinje?

In Cetinje, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 24 August 2007, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 30 December 1941.

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