Pljevlja weather in August

In August, Pljevlja sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 83 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Pljevlja's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pljevlja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
12th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:53 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Pljevlja is city in Montenegro.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 58.8 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
14/km²
people per km²
Founded
~6 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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Pljevlja reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22312
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42312
52312
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How August really feels in Pljevlja

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.

Pljevlja 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 / -7°9012.412.39.20.0
Feb / -6°9812.312.710.20.0
Mar / -3°10913.911.911.60.4
Apr10° / 10915.76.713.22.1
May16° / 12917.91.614.54.0
Jun20° / 10716.20.115.25.4
Jul22° / 11°10014.3014.96.2
Aug22° / 11°8313.7013.86.5
Sep18° / 10212.30.212.35.5
Oct13° / 9610.6210.83.7
Nov / -1°11512.36.29.51.0
Dec / -5°11513.111.98.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36832
46832
56931
66931
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97030
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286535
296337
306238
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pljevlja gets around 83 mm of rain over 13.7 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 44% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
449
549
648
747
847
946
1045
1145
1244
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1542
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1741
1841
1941
2041
2141
2241
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2642
2742
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3043
3144

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157412
257412
357412
458402
559392
660382
761372
864351
965341
1067321
1169301
1271281
1373261
1474251
1576231
1678211
1779201
1881190
1982180
2083170
2184160
2285150
2386140
2487130
2588120
2688120
2789110
2890100
299190
309280
319370

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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86calm
96calm
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136calm
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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 4:36 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:367:01
214.44:377:00
314.34:386:59
414.34:396:57
514.34:406:56
614.24:426:55
714.24:436:54
814.14:446:52
914.14:456:51
1014.14:466:49
1114.04:476:48
1214.04:486:47
1313.94:496:45
1413.94:516:44
1513.84:526:42
1613.84:536:41
1713.84:546:39
1813.74:556:37
1913.74:566:36
2013.64:576:34
2113.64:586:33
2213.55:006:31
2313.55:016:29
2413.45:026:28
2513.45:036:26
2613.35:046:24
2713.35:056:22
2813.25:066:21
2913.25:086:19
3013.15:096:17
3113.15:106:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
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175.5Bright
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215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pljevlja?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Pljevlja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pljevlja in August

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

In August, Pljevlja sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pljevlja 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 Pljevlja peaks around July 18 at about 10 (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 highModerateLowJul 18UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pljevlja?

Pljevlja sits at 43.4°N, 19.4°E, 772 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Žabljak, 29 km away.

ŽabljakBijelo PoljeNikšić

Topography around Pljevlja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pljevlja has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m around an average of 908 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,219 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,266 m.

The land around Pljevlja is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
638 m
16 km
1,219 m
80 km
2,266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Žabljak 29 km · Goražde 46 km · Bijelo Polje 47 km · Zlatibor 50 km · Užice 68 km · Nikšić 73 km · Srebrenica 84 km · Novi Pazar 97 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 Pljevlja (43.3567°, 19.3584°, elevation 772 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. 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).