Cetinje weather in September

In September, Cetinje sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 225 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Cetinje's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cetinje's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 225 mm; 10.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 5:30 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 4th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Cetinje is Old Royal Capital of Montenegro.

Density: 17/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical September day in Cetinje reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

	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
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11

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

How September really feels in Cetinje

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cetinje weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / -1°	214	12.4	5.3	9.3	0.7
Feb	8° / 0°	223	12.3	5.8	10.3	1.2
Mar	12° / 3°	213	12.9	3.8	11.6	2.8
Apr	16° / 7°	193	14.4	1.1	13.1	4.3
May	20° / 11°	164	14.5	0	14.4	5.8
Jun	24° / 15°	106	12.5	0	15	6.7
Jul	27° / 17°	80	10.7	0	14.8	6.9
Aug	27° / 17°	86	10.6	0	13.7	6.8
Sep	23° / 13°	225	10.8	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	18° / 9°	275	11.7	0.2	10.8	5.6
Nov	12° / 5°	351	13.8	1	9.6	3.1
Dec	8° / 1°	301	13.7	3.9	9	1.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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
Clearer (%)	76	74	73	72	70	70	69	69	68	67	67	66	66	65	64	63	63	62	62	61	60	59	59	59	57	57	56	56	56	55
Cloudier (%)	24	26	27	28	30	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	41	41	41	43	43	44	44	44	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	55	45

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Cetinje gets around 225 mm of rain over 10.8 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

	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
Rain chance (%)	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	39

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 52% 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
Dry (%)	30	32	33	35	37	39	40	42	43	44	45	46	47	49	50	51	53	55	56	57	60	61	62	65	66	67	68	70	71	72
Comfortable (%)	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	39	38	37	36	34	33	32	30	29	28	27	26	25	24
Humid (%)	28	26	24	22	21	19	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	30	42	28
2	32	42	26
3	33	42	24
4	35	42	22
5	37	42	21
6	39	42	19
7	40	42	17
8	42	42	16
9	43	42	15
10	44	42	14
11	45	42	13
12	46	42	12
13	47	42	11
14	49	41	10
15	50	41	9
16	51	40	9
17	53	39	8
18	55	38	7
19	56	37	7
20	57	36	7
21	60	34	6
22	61	33	6
23	62	32	6
24	65	30	5
25	66	29	5
26	67	28	5
27	68	27	5
28	70	26	4
29	71	25	4
30	72	24	4

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
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7	5	calm
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26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:22 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
Daylight (h)	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:44	5:45	5:46
Sunset (PM)	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:32	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:23	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	5:14	6:14
2	13.0	5:15	6:13
3	12.9	5:16	6:11
4	12.9	5:17	6:09
5	12.8	5:18	6:07
6	12.8	5:19	6:05
7	12.7	5:20	6:04
8	12.7	5:21	6:02
9	12.6	5:23	6:00
10	12.6	5:24	5:58
11	12.5	5:25	5:56
12	12.5	5:26	5:54
13	12.4	5:27	5:53
14	12.4	5:28	5:51
15	12.3	5:29	5:49
16	12.3	5:30	5:47
17	12.2	5:31	5:45
18	12.2	5:32	5:43
19	12.1	5:33	5:42
20	12.1	5:35	5:40
21	12.0	5:36	5:38
22	12.0	5:37	5:36
23	11.9	5:38	5:34
24	11.9	5:39	5:32
25	11.8	5:40	5:31
26	11.8	5:41	5:29
27	11.7	5:42	5:27
28	11.7	5:44	5:25
29	11.6	5:45	5:23
30	11.6	5:46	5:22

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Cetinje?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Cetinje for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cetinje in September

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

In September, Cetinje sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Cetinje in September

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 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 26 to Oct 29 — 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 Cetinje in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cetinje 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 Cetinje?

Cetinje sits at 42.4°N, 18.9°E, 686 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Bečići, 12 km away.

Topography around Cetinje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cetinje has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m around an average of 798 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 Cetinje is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), water (28%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

644 m

trees 57%

16 km

1,738 m

trees 66%

80 km

2,600 m

trees 44%

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← August Cetinje year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Bečići 12 km · Kotor 12 km · Budva 13 km · Tivat 19 km · Perast 21 km · Podgorica 29 km · Herceg Novi 32 km · Bar 36 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 Cetinje (42.3906°, 18.9142°, elevation 686 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	25	16
2	25	15
3	25	15
4	25	15
5	24	15
6	24	15
7	24	15
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	21	12
23	21	12
24	21	12
25	21	12
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	30	42	28
2	32	42	26
3	33	42	24
4	35	42	22
5	37	42	21
6	39	42	19
7	40	42	17
8	42	42	16
9	43	42	15
10	44	42	14
11	45	42	13
12	46	42	12
13	47	42	11
14	49	41	10
15	50	41	9
16	51	40	9
17	53	39	8
18	55	38	7
19	56	37	7
20	57	36	7
21	60	34	6
22	61	33	6
23	62	32	6
24	65	30	5
25	66	29	5
26	67	28	5
27	68	27	5
28	70	26	4
29	71	25	4
30	72	24	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	30	42	28
2	32	42	26
3	33	42	24
4	35	42	22
5	37	42	21
6	39	42	19
7	40	42	17
8	42	42	16
9	43	42	15
10	44	42	14
11	45	42	13
12	46	42	12
13	47	42	11
14	49	41	10
15	50	41	9
16	51	40	9
17	53	39	8
18	55	38	7
19	56	37	7
20	57	36	7
21	60	34	6
22	61	33	6
23	62	32	6
24	65	30	5
25	66	29	5
26	67	28	5
27	68	27	5
28	70	26	4
29	71	25	4
30	72	24	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	72	28
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	68	32
10	67	33
11	67	33
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	65	35
15	64	36
16	63	37
17	63	37
18	62	38
19	62	38
20	61	39
21	60	40
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	34
2	34
3	34
4	35
5	35
6	35
7	35
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	37
14	37
15	37
16	37
17	37
18	37
19	37
20	37
21	37
22	37
23	37
24	37
25	37
26	37
27	38
28	38
29	38
30	39

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	30	42	28
2	32	42	26
3	33	42	24
4	35	42	22
5	37	42	21
6	39	42	19
7	40	42	17
8	42	42	16
9	43	42	15
10	44	42	14
11	45	42	13
12	46	42	12
13	47	42	11
14	49	41	10
15	50	41	9
16	51	40	9
17	53	39	8
18	55	38	7
19	56	37	7
20	57	36	7
21	60	34	6
22	61	33	6
23	62	32	6
24	65	30	5
25	66	29	5
26	67	28	5
27	68	27	5
28	70	26	4
29	71	25	4
30	72	24	4