Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Petnjica features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (28 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-16 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 992 mm (39.1 inches) and receives 146 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Petnjica enjoys an average of 3601 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 3 minutes to 15 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Petnjica are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 19 °C (61 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 1 °C (28 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Petnjica experiences 42 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 108 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 10°C (51°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean maximum | 8°C (46°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Average high | 1°C (35°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Daily mean | -3°C (28°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Average low | -7°C (21°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-1°F) | -13°C (9°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -14°C (8°F) |
Minimum | -27°C (-16°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -3°C (28°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -8°C (18°F) | -18°C (-0°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Petnjica, Montenegro with other places around the world.
Petnjica usually has the most precipitation in March, May and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 111 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Petnjica are August, September and October. On average, 53 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80 (3.2) | 90 (3.5) | 97 (3.8) | 83 (3.3) | 105 (4.1) | 97 (3.8) | 80 (3.1) | 58 (2.3) | 33 (1.3) | 67 (2.6) | 71 (2.8) | 132 (5.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 |
The sunniest months in Petnjica are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Petnjica: January, November and December receive an average of 6 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164 | 225 | 288 | 331 | 384 | 380 | 419 | 388 | 332 | 281 | 221 | 183 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 24m | 10h 31m | 11h 57m | 13h 24m | 14h 39m | 15h 16m | 14h 57m | 13h 51m | 12h 27m | 10h 59m | 9h 43m | 9h 3m |
Petnjica experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Petnjica UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |