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The climate of Kolašin is
moderately continental, with cold winters, with temperatures often below freezing (0 °C or 32 °F), and mild to pleasantly warm summers.
The town is located in the interior of Montenegro, at an altitude of 950 meters (3,000 feet).
Winter is cold. Snowfalls are frequent, and sometimes abundant. There are very cold periods, in which the temperature drops to -20 °C (-4 °F) or below. The record is -30 °C (-22 °F).
In
summer there are strong differences in temperature between night and day, so it can sometimes get very hot during the day, while at other times it can get cold at night. The sun shines quite often, although there can be rain and thunderstorms.
On the hottest days of the year, the temperature typically reaches 31/32 °C (88/90 °F). The record is 37 °C (98.5 °F).
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -1.8 °C (29 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 16.4 °C (62 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Kolasin - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -6 | 3 | -1.7 | 21 | 37 | 28.8 |
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| February | -4 | 4 | -0.1 | 24 | 40 | 31.7 |
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| March | -2 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 46 | 37.3 |
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| April | 1 | 12 | 6.8 | 34 | 54 | 44.3 |
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| May | 5 | 18 | 11.4 | 41 | 64 | 52.4 |
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| June | 8 | 21 | 14.4 | 46 | 70 | 58 |
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| July | 9 | 24 | 16.4 | 48 | 75 | 61.5 |
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| August | 8 | 24 | 16.2 | 47 | 75 | 61.1 |
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| September | 6 | 20 | 13.2 | 43 | 68 | 55.8 |
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| October | 3 | 15 | 8.9 | 37 | 59 | 48 |
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| November | -1 | 9 | 4.2 | 31 | 48 | 39.6 |
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| December | -4 | 4 | -0.2 | 24 | 39 | 31.6 |
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| Year | 1.9 | 13.5 | 7.7 | 35.5 | 56.4 | 46 |
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amounts to 2,160 millimeters (85 inches) per year: it is therefore abundant. It ranges from 75 mm (3 in) in the driest month (July) to 310 mm (12.2 in) in the wettest (November). Here is the average precipitation.
Kolasin - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 235 | 9.3 | 16 |
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| February | 205 | 8.1 | 17 |
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| March | 195 | 7.7 | 17 |
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| April | 200 | 7.9 | 17 |
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| May | 125 | 4.9 | 15 |
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| June | 105 | 4.1 | 15 |
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| July | 75 | 3 | 11 |
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| August | 95 | 3.7 | 9 |
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| September | 130 | 5.1 | 10 |
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| October | 200 | 7.9 | 12 |
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| November | 310 | 12.2 | 16 |
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| December | 290 | 11.4 | 17 |
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| Year | 2160 | 85 | 172 |
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On average, there are around 1,805
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Kolasin - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 2.5 | 80 | February | 3 | 90 | March | 4 | 130 | April | 5 | 150 | May | 6 | 190 | June | 6.5 | 195 | July | 8 | 245 | August | 7.5 | 235 | September | 6 | 185 | October | 5 | 150 | November | 3 | 95 | December | 2 | 70 | Year | 4.9 | 1805 |
Best Time
The
best time to visit Kolašin 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.