Climate - Pljevlja (Montenegro)

The climate of Pljevlja is moderately continental, with cold winters, with temperatures often below freezing (0 °C or 32 °F), and mild to pleasantly warm summers.
The city is located in northern Montenegro, near the border with Serbia, at an altitude of 770 meters (2,500 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 -29.5 °C (-21 °F), recorded in January 1954. In January 1963 and January 1985, the temperature dropped to -29 °C (-20 °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 it can be very hot during the day. The highest record is 38.5 °C (101.5 °F), set in August 2007.
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -2.6 °C (27 °F), that of the warmest months (July, August) is of 17.7 °C (64 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 800 millimeters (31.5 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 50 mm (2 in) in the driest months (February, March) to 90 mm (3.5 in) in the wettest (June). Here is the average precipitation.

On average, there are around 1,630 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Best Time

The best time to visit Pljevlja 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.