Weather in Podgorica in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Podgorica in December
The temperature in December is +54°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +66°F during the day and a minimum of +34°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 39% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +63°F to +50°F.
Is Podgorica warm or cold in December?
Podgorica is typically chill in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +59°F to +52°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +45°F to +37°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Podgorica, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Podgorica in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +59°F | +52°F | +48°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°F | +18°F | +9°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +66°F | +66°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 276 mm | 227 mm | 174 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 74% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +59°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +52°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 276 mm to 227 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 74%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 1 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 11 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 11 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Podgorica is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Podgorica?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Podgorica in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+64°F) and the highest in 2015 (+72°F). The driest year was 2011 with only 941 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2010 with 2842 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Podgorica, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.