Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Zlatibor 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 the southwest of Serbia, at an altitude of 1,000 meters (3,300 ft), and is the capital of the district of the same name.
Winter is cold and gray, with snowfalls and frosts. Snow covers the ground for 114 days a year. 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 -23 °C (-9.5 °F), recorded in January 1963.
Summer is mild, with some cool periods but also some warm periods. Rains and thunderstorms are quite frequent. Generally the temperature reaches 31/32 °C (88/90 °F) on the hottest days, although in July 2007 it reached 36 °C (97 °F).
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of -1.6 °C (29 °F), that of the warmest month (August) is of 18.1 °C (65 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Zlatibor - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | -5 | 2 | -1.6 | 23 | 36 | 29.2 |
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| February | -5 | 3 | -0.7 | 24 | 38 | 30.7 |
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| March | -1 | 8 | 3.2 | 30 | 46 | 37.7 |
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| April | 3 | 12 | 7.8 | 38 | 54 | 46 |
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| May | 8 | 18 | 12.8 | 46 | 64 | 55 |
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| June | 11 | 21 | 15.8 | 51 | 69 | 60.4 |
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| July | 13 | 23 | 17.9 | 55 | 74 | 64.2 |
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| August | 13 | 23 | 18.1 | 55 | 74 | 64.6 |
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| September | 9 | 19 | 13.8 | 48 | 65 | 56.8 |
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| October | 5 | 14 | 9.6 | 41 | 57 | 49.2 |
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| November | 0 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 46 | 39.1 |
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| December | -4 | 3 | -0.7 | 25 | 37 | 30.7 |
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| Year | 3.9 | 12.8 | 8.35 | 39.1 | 55.1 | 47 |
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amounts to 1,015 millimeters (40 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 65 mm (2.6 in) in the driest month (January) to 110 mm (4.3 in) in the wettest (June). Here is the average precipitation.
Zlatibor - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 65 | 2.6 | 15 |
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| February | 70 | 2.8 | 15 |
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| March | 75 | 3 | 16 |
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| April | 80 | 3.1 | 17 |
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| May | 95 | 3.7 | 16 |
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| June | 110 | 4.3 | 15 |
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| July | 95 | 3.7 | 12 |
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| August | 80 | 3.1 | 11 |
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| September | 100 | 3.9 | 12 |
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| October | 80 | 3.1 | 12 |
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| November | 90 | 3.5 | 13 |
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| December | 85 | 3.3 | 16 |
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| Year | 1015 | 40 | 171 |
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On average, there are around 2,015
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Zlatibor - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 3 | 90 | February | 4 | 105 | March | 4.5 | 140 | April | 5.5 | 160 | May | 7 | 210 | June | 7.5 | 230 | July | 9 | 275 | August | 8.5 | 260 | September | 6.5 | 195 | October | 5 | 160 | November | 3.5 | 110 | December | 2.5 | 75 | Year | 5.5 | 2015 |
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Best Time
The
best time to visit Zlatibor runs from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. 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.