Nikšić climate — normals and trends
Nikšić (Montenegro) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 2,131 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 (18.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Nikšić averages 108 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Nikšić has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 128 to 88 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 24 August 2007) and the coldest -27.7 °C (on 4 January 1979).
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
NikšićOpština Nikšić
- coords
- 42.77°, 18.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
4.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,131mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
276.8 cm
Average feels-like high
11.2 °C
Average feels-like low
1.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
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
34.8 °C
24 August 2007
Coldest day
-27.7 °C
4 January 1979
Wettest day
166 mm
15 September 1988
Windiest day
32.9 km/h
23 February 2019
Strongest gust
126.4 km/h
26 March 1992
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
24 August 2007
Coldest feels-like
-32.4 °C
4 January 1979
Snowiest day
64.6 cm
6 January 1967
Sunniest day
14.8 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 212 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 5.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 105 mm | -107 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 367 mm | +182 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 95 mm | -75 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 188 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 26.9 °C | +6.4 °C | 14 mm | -100 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 152 mm | +75 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 143 mm | +59 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 155 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 174 mm | -47 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 444 mm | +140 mm |
| Dec | 6.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 58 mm | -197 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nikšić?
Nikšić has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 2,131 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nikšić?
The hottest day measured in Nikšić between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2007, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nikšić?
The coldest day measured in Nikšić between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1979, at -27.7 °C.
Does it snow in Nikšić?
Yes. Nikšić gets on average 276.8 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Nikšić warmed?
Yes: Nikšić warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nikšić?
The wettest day measured in Nikšić between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1988, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nikšić?
The windiest day measured in Nikšić between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2019, with winds reaching 32.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nikšić?
The warmest month in Nikšić is July (18.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Nikšić?
Nikšić receives on average 2,131 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nikšić?
Nikšić 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 Nikšić?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Nikšić between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1967, with 64.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Nikšić?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nikšić.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nikšić?
In Nikšić, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 24 August 2007, and the lowest was -32.4 °C on 4 January 1979.
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