Bečići weather in January

In January, Bečići sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 199 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bečići's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bečići's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
199 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:17 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Bečići is village in Budva Municipality, Montenegro.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bečići reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1107
2107
3107
4107
5107
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Bečići weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 19912.919.32.1
Feb11° / 19512.31.110.32.4
Mar13° / 17612.20.511.63.3
Apr15° / 12°14811.60.113.14.6
May20° / 16°979014.46.6
Jun24° / 20°617.10157.8
Jul27° / 23°405.4014.88.1
Aug27° / 23°616013.77.8
Sep23° / 19°1909.4012.37.2
Oct19° / 16°21410.6010.86.3
Nov15° / 12°29113.70.19.64.3
Dec11° / 25514.20.792.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34852
44852
54951
65050
74951
84951
94951
104951
114852
124852
134852
144753
154753
164654
174555
184555
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204456
214357
224357
234258
244357
254357
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274258
284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bečići gets around 199 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1443
2433
3423
4423
5413
6403
7403
8393
9393
10393
11393
12393
13402
14402
15412
16413
17423
18423
19433
20433
21443
22443
23444
24444
25444
26444
27444
28444
29435
30435
31435

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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21100
22100
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24100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 hours at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:19 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.07:194:16
29.07:194:17
39.07:194:18
49.07:194:19
59.07:194:20
69.07:194:21
79.07:194:22
89.17:194:22
99.17:194:23
109.17:194:24
119.17:184:25
129.17:184:26
139.27:184:27
149.27:184:29
159.27:174:30
169.27:174:31
179.37:164:32
189.37:164:33
199.37:164:34
209.37:154:35
219.47:144:36
229.47:144:38
239.47:134:39
249.57:134:40
259.57:124:41
269.57:114:42
279.67:104:44
289.67:104:45
299.67:094:46
309.77:084:47
319.77:074:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.76 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
272.0Dim
282.0Moderate
292.0Moderate
302.1Moderate
312.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bečići?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bečići.

What to pack for Bečići in January

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

In January, Bečići sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bečići in January

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 25 to Oct 30 — about 5.2 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
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Bečići in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bečići peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bečići?

Bečići sits at 42.3°N, 18.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Budva, 2.0 km away.

CetinjeKotorTivatPerastBarHerceg NoviPodgorica

Topography around Bečići

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bečići has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 955 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,738 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,600 m.

The land around Bečići is covered by trees (45%) and water (34%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
955 m
16 km
1,738 m
80 km
2,600 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Budva 2.0 km · Cetinje 12 km · Kotor 17 km · Tivat 22 km · Perast 27 km · Bar 28 km · Herceg Novi 33 km · Podgorica 37 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 Bečići (42.2839°, 18.8692°, elevation 0 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).