Tivat weather in January

In January, Tivat sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 229 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tivat's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tivat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
229 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:18 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Tivat is town in Montenegro.

Density
137/km²
people per km²
Founded
1350

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 7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tivat reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
172
272
372
471
571
671
771
871
971
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
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2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
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2871
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3071
3171

How January really feels in Tivat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tivat 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
Jan / 229135.59.20.8
Feb / 22312.75.410.31.3
Mar11° / 20712.73.811.62.7
Apr15° / 18114.5113.14.0
May19° / 11°15214.7014.45.6
Jun23° / 15°10012.40156.8
Jul26° / 18°7310.6014.87.2
Aug26° / 18°8510.9013.77.0
Sep22° / 14°21211.2012.36.6
Oct17° / 10°24211.50.210.85.6
Nov13° / 33613.80.99.63.2
Dec / 29613.93.98.91.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54654
64654
74753
84753
94654
104753
114753
124753
134753
144654
154654
164753
174555
184555
194555
204456
214357
224357
234357
244357
254357
264258
274258
284258
294258
304258
314258

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Tivat gets around 229 mm of rain and snow over 13 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 45% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14416
24316
34216
44216
54116
64115
74016
84016
94016
104016
114016
124016
134116
144116
154117
164217
174218
184318
194319
204419
214419
224420
234420
244520
254521
264421
274421
284421
294421
304421
314421

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min 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 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 4:17 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:204:17
29.07:204:17
39.07:204:18
49.07:204:19
59.07:204:20
69.07:204:21
79.07:204:22
89.07:204:23
99.17:204:24
109.17:204:25
119.17:204:26
129.17:194:27
139.17:194:28
149.27:194:29
159.27:184:30
169.27:184:31
179.27:184:32
189.37:174:33
199.37:174:34
209.37:164:36
219.47:164:37
229.47:154:38
239.47:144:39
249.47:144:40
259.57:134:42
269.57:124:43
279.57:114:44
289.67:114:45
299.67:104:46
309.67:094:48
319.77:084:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.7Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.8Dim
211.8Dim
221.8Dim
231.8Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
282.0Dim
292.0Dim
302.0Moderate
312.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Tivat?

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

0.8
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 Tivat.

What to pack for Tivat in January

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

In January, Tivat sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Tivat 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 offshore 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 Tivat 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 Tivat 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 Tivat?

Tivat sits at 42.4°N, 18.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Perast, 6.0 km away.

Herceg NoviCetinjeBudvaBečićiTrebinjeNikšić

Topography around Tivat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tivat has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,739 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,315 m.

The land around Tivat is covered by water (50%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), water (31%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
705 m
16 km
1,739 m
80 km
2,315 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Perast 6.0 km · Kotor 6.0 km · Herceg Novi 13 km · Cetinje 19 km · Budva 20 km · Bečići 22 km · Trebinje 42 km · Nikšić 43 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 Tivat (42.4362°, 18.6936°, 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).