Weather in Podgorica in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Podgorica;
Average weather
Average temperature in Podgorica in January
The temperature in January is +55°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +64°F during the day and a minimum of +34°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 35% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +63°F to +52°F.
Is Podgorica warm or cold in January?
Podgorica is typically chill in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +52°F to +48°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +37°F to +34°F.
Pack a jumper and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Podgorica, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Podgorica in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +52°F | +48°F | +52°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +18°F | +9°F | +14°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +66°F | +66°F | +81°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 227 mm | 174 mm | 166 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 72% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +52°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +48°F. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 227 mm to 174 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 74% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 11 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 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 increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Podgorica.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Podgorica?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Podgorica in January 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.