Ulcinj climate — normals and trends
Ulcinj (Montenegro) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 2,045 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 August (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Ulcinj averages 3 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Ulcinj has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 12 August 2025) and the coldest -9.6 °C (on 24 January 1942).
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
UlcinjUlcinj
- coords
- 41.93°, 19.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
14.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,045mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.7 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
36.3 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest day
-9.6 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
178 mm
22 September 2002
Windiest day
59.9 km/h
30 January 2015
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
30 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-15.2 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
26.8 cm
9 February 1965
Sunniest day
14.8 h
14 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 208 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 12.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 123 mm | -79 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 188 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 17.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | -99 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 168 mm | +60 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -66 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 29 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 182 mm | +113 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 120 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 18.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 296 mm | +41 mm |
| Nov | 16.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 613 mm | +285 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 59 mm | -203 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ulcinj?
Ulcinj has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 2,045 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ulcinj?
The hottest day measured in Ulcinj between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2025, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ulcinj?
The coldest day measured in Ulcinj between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ulcinj?
Yes. Ulcinj gets on average 6.7 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Ulcinj warmed?
Yes: Ulcinj warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ulcinj?
The wettest day measured in Ulcinj between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2002, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ulcinj?
The windiest day measured in Ulcinj between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2015, with winds reaching 59.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ulcinj?
The warmest month in Ulcinj is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Ulcinj?
Ulcinj receives on average 2,045 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ulcinj?
Ulcinj gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ulcinj?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ulcinj between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1965, with 26.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ulcinj?
Yes: Ulcinj has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ulcinj?
In Ulcinj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -15.2 °C on 24 January 1942.
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