Budva weather in January

In January, Budva sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 183 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 37% 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 Budva's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Budva's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 183 mm; 12.1 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 7:17 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 1.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.2; out of 10

Budva is city in Montenegro.

Density: 148/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~450 BCE

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

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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 Budva 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	7
2	10	7
3	10	7
4	10	7
5	10	7
6	10	7
7	10	7
8	10	7
9	10	7
10	10	7
11	10	7
12	10	7
13	10	7
14	10	7
15	10	7
16	10	7
17	10	7
18	10	7
19	10	7
20	10	7
21	10	7
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	6
30	10	6
31	10	6

Budva weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 7°	183	12.1	1	9.3	2.2
Feb	10° / 7°	186	11.8	1.2	10.3	2.3
Mar	12° / 9°	172	12.2	0.5	11.6	3.3
Apr	15° / 11°	148	11.5	0.1	13.1	4.6
May	20° / 16°	96	8.7	0	14.4	6.6
Jun	24° / 20°	60	7.1	0	15	7.8
Jul	26° / 23°	40	5.4	0	14.8	8.1
Aug	27° / 23°	56	5.7	0	13.7	7.9
Sep	23° / 19°	184	9.1	0	12.3	7.2
Oct	19° / 16°	230	11	0	10.8	6.2
Nov	15° / 12°	297	13.7	0.1	9.6	4.2
Dec	11° / 8°	247	14	0.7	9	2.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 52%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	47	46	46	46	46	47
Cloudier (%)	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	53	54	54	54	54	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Budva gets around 183 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	42	41	41	40	39	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	3
2	41	3
3	41	3
4	40	3
5	39	3
6	39	3
7	38	3
8	37	3
9	37	3
10	37	3
11	37	3
12	37	2
13	37	2
14	37	2
15	38	2
16	38	2
17	39	3
18	39	3
19	40	3
20	40	3
21	40	3
22	41	3
23	41	3
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	41	4
27	41	4
28	41	4
29	40	4
30	40	4
31	40	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 4:17 PM to 4:49 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07
Sunset (PM)	4:17	4:17	4:18	4:19	4:20	4:21	4:22	4:23	4:24	4:25	4:26	4:27	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:32	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:37	4:38	4:39	4:40	4:41	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:48	4:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.0	7:19	4:17
2	9.0	7:19	4:17
3	9.0	7:19	4:18
4	9.0	7:19	4:19
5	9.0	7:19	4:20
6	9.0	7:19	4:21
7	9.0	7:19	4:22
8	9.1	7:19	4:23
9	9.1	7:19	4:24
10	9.1	7:19	4:25
11	9.1	7:19	4:26
12	9.1	7:18	4:27
13	9.2	7:18	4:28
14	9.2	7:18	4:29
15	9.2	7:17	4:30
16	9.2	7:17	4:31
17	9.3	7:17	4:32
18	9.3	7:16	4:33
19	9.3	7:16	4:34
20	9.3	7:15	4:35
21	9.4	7:15	4:37
22	9.4	7:14	4:38
23	9.4	7:13	4:39
24	9.5	7:13	4:40
25	9.5	7:12	4:41
26	9.5	7:11	4:43
27	9.6	7:11	4:44
28	9.6	7:10	4:45
29	9.6	7:09	4:46
30	9.7	7:08	4:48
31	9.7	7:07	4:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.5	Dim
2	1.6	Dim
3	1.6	Dim
4	1.6	Dim
5	1.6	Dim
6	1.6	Dim
7	1.6	Dim
8	1.6	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.7	Dim
14	1.7	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.8	Dim
18	1.8	Dim
19	1.8	Dim
20	1.8	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	2.0	Dim
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.0	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Budva

In seasonPeak

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

Budva'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 January a good time to visit Budva?

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

2.2

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Budva.

What to pack for Budva in January

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

In January, Budva sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Budva 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	14	15	19	23	25	26	24	21	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Budva 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 Budva 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	7	7	9	9	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Budva?

Budva sits at 42.3°N, 18.8°E, 4 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Bečići, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Budva

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Budva has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,739 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,531 m.

The land around Budva is covered by trees (48%) and water (35%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (41%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

620 m

trees 48%

16 km

1,739 m

water 42%

80 km

2,531 m

trees 41%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← December Budva year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Bečići 2.0 km · Cetinje 13 km · Kotor 16 km · Tivat 20 km · Perast 25 km · Bar 30 km · Herceg Novi 31 km · Podgorica 39 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

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 Budva (42.2872°, 18.8392°, elevation 4 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	7
2	10	7
3	10	7
4	10	7
5	10	7
6	10	7
7	10	7
8	10	7
9	10	7
10	10	7
11	10	7
12	10	7
13	10	7
14	10	7
15	10	7
16	10	7
17	10	7
18	10	7
19	10	7
20	10	7
21	10	7
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	6
30	10	6
31	10	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	3
2	41	3
3	41	3
4	40	3
5	39	3
6	39	3
7	38	3
8	37	3
9	37	3
10	37	3
11	37	3
12	37	2
13	37	2
14	37	2
15	38	2
16	38	2
17	39	3
18	39	3
19	40	3
20	40	3
21	40	3
22	41	3
23	41	3
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	41	4
27	41	4
28	41	4
29	40	4
30	40	4
31	40	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	7
2	10	7
3	10	7
4	10	7
5	10	7
6	10	7
7	10	7
8	10	7
9	10	7
10	10	7
11	10	7
12	10	7
13	10	7
14	10	7
15	10	7
16	10	7
17	10	7
18	10	7
19	10	7
20	10	7
21	10	7
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	6
30	10	6
31	10	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	3
2	41	3
3	41	3
4	40	3
5	39	3
6	39	3
7	38	3
8	37	3
9	37	3
10	37	3
11	37	3
12	37	2
13	37	2
14	37	2
15	38	2
16	38	2
17	39	3
18	39	3
19	40	3
20	40	3
21	40	3
22	41	3
23	41	3
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	41	4
27	41	4
28	41	4
29	40	4
30	40	4
31	40	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	7
2	10	7
3	10	7
4	10	7
5	10	7
6	10	7
7	10	7
8	10	7
9	10	7
10	10	7
11	10	7
12	10	7
13	10	7
14	10	7
15	10	7
16	10	7
17	10	7
18	10	7
19	10	7
20	10	7
21	10	7
22	10	7
23	10	7
24	10	7
25	10	7
26	10	7
27	10	6
28	10	6
29	10	6
30	10	6
31	10	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	51	49
4	51	49
5	51	49
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	49	51
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	47	53
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	46	54
28	46	54
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	42	3
2	41	3
3	41	3
4	40	3
5	39	3
6	39	3
7	38	3
8	37	3
9	37	3
10	37	3
11	37	3
12	37	2
13	37	2
14	37	2
15	38	2
16	38	2
17	39	3
18	39	3
19	40	3
20	40	3
21	40	3
22	41	3
23	41	3
24	41	4
25	41	4
26	41	4
27	41	4
28	41	4
29	40	4
30	40	4
31	40	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100