Nikšić weather in August

In August, Nikšić sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 79 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nikšić's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nikšić's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:56 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Nikšić is city in western Montenegro.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 41.2 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
28/km²
people per km²
Founded
~400 CE

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Nikšić reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Nikšić

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nikšić weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°18712.39.99.20.0
Feb / -3°19712.59.910.30.0
Mar / -1°18813.1811.61.2
Apr12° / 17115.64.113.12.8
May17° / 14916.10.514.44.8
Jun21° / 11°10513015.16.3
Jul24° / 13°8011014.87.2
Aug25° / 13°7911.2013.77.2
Sep20° / 18011.3012.36.1
Oct15° / 22511.80.910.84.3
Nov / 29213.73.79.61.7
Dec / -3°25813.98.58.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nikšić gets around 79 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
139556
240546
340546
441536
542526
643516
745505
846495
948475
1049464
1151454
1253434
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:39 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:397:01
214.34:407:00
314.34:416:59
414.34:426:58
514.24:446:56
614.24:456:55
714.14:466:54
814.14:476:53
914.14:486:51
1014.04:496:50
1114.04:506:48
1213.94:516:47
1313.94:526:46
1413.84:536:44
1513.84:546:43
1613.84:566:41
1713.74:576:40
1813.74:586:38
1913.64:596:36
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2113.55:016:33
2213.55:026:32
2313.45:036:30
2413.45:046:28
2513.45:066:27
2613.35:076:25
2713.35:086:23
2813.25:096:22
2913.25:106:20
3013.15:116:18
3113.15:126:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
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305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nikšić?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Nikšić for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nikšić in August

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

In August, Nikšić sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nikšić in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 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.

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 Nikšić in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nikšić peaks around July 17 at about 10 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nikšić?

Nikšić sits at 42.8°N, 18.9°E, 630 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Perast, 38 km away.

PerastKotorCetinjeTivatŽabljakPodgoricaHerceg NoviTrebinje

Topography around Nikšić

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikšić has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 634 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,663 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,620 m.

The land around Nikšić is covered by trees (28%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
159 m
16 km
1,663 m
80 km
2,620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Perast 38 km · Kotor 42 km · Cetinje 43 km · Tivat 43 km · Žabljak 45 km · Podgorica 45 km · Herceg Novi 49 km · Trebinje 50 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 Nikšić (42.7731°, 18.9445°, elevation 630 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).