Bar weather in December

In December, Bar sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 256 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bar's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
256 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:11 AM – 4:08 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Bar is coastal town in Montenegro.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 30.1 µg/m³ · 2017
Density
30/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical December day in Bar reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Bar weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 19212.50.49.32.6
Feb11° / 195120.610.32.7
Mar13° / 10°16811.80.211.73.6
Apr16° / 13°14411.2013.14.8
May20° / 17°958014.46.8
Jun24° / 21°705.10158.2
Jul26° / 24°423.6014.88.5
Aug26° / 24°633.7013.78.4
Sep23° / 21°2058.5012.37.5
Oct20° / 17°23811.1010.86.3
Nov16° / 13°31413.709.64.6
Dec12° / 10°256140.293.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bar gets around 256 mm of rain and snow over 14 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1490
2490
3490
4480
5480
6470
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4973
5973
6973
7973
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 4:08 PM to 4:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.26:594:08
29.17:004:08
39.17:014:08
49.17:024:07
59.17:034:07
69.17:034:07
79.07:044:07
89.07:054:07
99.07:064:07
109.07:074:07
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149.07:104:08
159.07:114:08
168.97:114:08
178.97:124:08
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208.97:144:09
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228.97:154:10
238.97:154:11
248.97:164:11
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268.97:164:12
278.97:174:13
288.97:174:14
299.07:174:14
309.07:184:15
319.07:184:16

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.55 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
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41.6Dim
51.6Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Bar

In seasonPeak

In December, Bar sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bar's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Bar?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bar.

What to pack for Bar in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Bar sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Bar in December

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 25 to Oct 31 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Bar in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bar peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bar?

Bar sits at 42.1°N, 19.1°E, 5 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Ulcinj, 21 km away.

UlcinjBečićiBudvaShkodërCetinjePodgoricaKotorTivat

Topography around Bar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,622 m.

The land around Bar is covered by trees (30%), water (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
578 m
16 km
1,580 m
80 km
2,622 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Ulcinj 21 km · Bečići 28 km · Budva 30 km · Shkodër 34 km · Cetinje 36 km · Podgorica 41 km · Kotor 45 km · Tivat 51 km

Montenegro travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,817
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
86%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Orthodox 72%Muslim 19%Catholic 3%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bar (42.0937°, 19.0984°, elevation 5 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).