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The climate of Bijelo Polje is
moderately continental, with cold winters and warm summers.
The city is located in the north-east of Montenegro, at an altitude of 600 meters (2,000 feet).
Winter is cold and gray, with snowfalls and frosts, although there are also some quite mild periods. Sometimes fog can form.
During cold spells, which occur every year or so, the temperature drops to -15 °C (5 °F) or below. The coldest record is -27.5 °C (-17.5 °F).
Summer is hot and sunny, although thunderstorms can sometimes break out in the afternoon. The temperature range is high, so it can be cool, or even a little cold, at night, while during the day it can be very hot. The highest record is 39 °C (102 °F).
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -1.4 °C (30 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 18.9 °C (66 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Bijelo Polje - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -5 | 3 | -1.3 | 22 | 37 | 29.6 |
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| February | -3 | 6 | 1.6 | 26 | 44 | 34.8 |
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| March | 0 | 11 | 5.4 | 31 | 52 | 41.6 |
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| April | 3 | 16 | 9.4 | 38 | 60 | 48.9 |
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| May | 7 | 21 | 14 | 45 | 69 | 57.1 |
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| June | 10 | 24 | 17 | 50 | 75 | 62.5 |
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| July | 12 | 26 | 18.8 | 53 | 79 | 65.9 |
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| August | 11 | 26 | 18.8 | 52 | 80 | 65.8 |
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| September | 9 | 23 | 15.6 | 47 | 73 | 60.2 |
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| October | 4 | 17 | 10.8 | 40 | 63 | 51.4 |
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| November | 1 | 10 | 5.1 | 33 | 49 | 41.3 |
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| December | -4 | 3 | -0.1 | 26 | 38 | 31.8 |
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| Year | 3.7 | 15.5 | 9.6 | 38.7 | 59.9 | 49.5 |
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amounts to 910 millimeters (35.8 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 60 mm (2.4 in) in the driest months (March, August) to 110 mm (4.3 in) in the wettest (November). Here is the average precipitation.
Bijelo Polje - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 80 | 3.1 | 12 |
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| February | 65 | 2.6 | 12 |
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| March | 60 | 2.4 | 12 |
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| April | 80 | 3.1 | 13 |
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| May | 75 | 3 | 13 |
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| June | 80 | 3.1 | 13 |
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| July | 70 | 2.8 | 11 |
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| August | 60 | 2.4 | 9 |
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| September | 75 | 3 | 9 |
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| October | 75 | 3 | 9 |
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| November | 110 | 4.3 | 12 |
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| December | 90 | 3.5 | 14 |
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| Year | 910 | 35.8 | 139 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Bijelo Polje is the summer, from June to August. Sometimes, it can be hot in July and August, while in other circumstances, nights can be cool or even a little cold even in these months, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening.