Ulcinj weather in January

In January, Ulcinj sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 203 mm of precipitation across 13 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Ulcinj's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ulcinj's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 203 mm; 13 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 18 min; 7:14 AM – 4:30 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 12th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

Ulcinj is coastal town in Montenegro.

Density: 42/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 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ulcinj reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Ulcinj weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 6°	203	13	0.5	9.3	2.4
Feb	11° / 7°	199	12.5	0.6	10.3	2.8
Mar	14° / 9°	178	11.9	0.1	11.7	4.0
Apr	17° / 12°	146	11.6	0	13.1	5.4
May	21° / 17°	110	8.7	0	14.3	6.9
Jun	25° / 21°	69	5.2	0	15	8.0
Jul	28° / 23°	44	3.7	0	14.7	7.8
Aug	28° / 23°	65	3.9	0	13.7	7.4
Sep	24° / 19°	216	9	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	20° / 15°	224	10.4	0	10.9	6.5
Nov	16° / 11°	296	13.4	0	9.6	4.7
Dec	12° / 8°	260	14.1	0.4	9	2.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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	50	50	50	51	50	50	50	50	50	48	48	48	48	47	46	45	45	45	45	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	44	44
Cloudier (%)	50	50	50	50	50	49	50	50	50	50	50	52	52	52	52	53	54	55	55	55	55	56	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	44	56
31	44	56

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Ulcinj gets around 203 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 43% and peaks near 45% 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 (%)	43	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	2
2	42	2
3	42	2
4	41	2
5	41	2
6	41	2
7	40	2
8	40	2
9	40	2
10	40	2
11	40	2
12	40	2
13	40	1
14	41	1
15	42	1
16	42	1
17	43	1
18	43	1
19	44	1
20	44	1
21	44	1
22	44	1
23	44	1
24	45	1
25	45	2
26	45	2
27	45	2
28	45	2
29	44	2
30	44	2
31	44	2

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 (%)	99	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
Comfortable (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	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	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	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 7:16 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 4:16 PM to 4:48 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	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	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	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05
Sunset (PM)	4:16	4:17	4:18	4:19	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	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:46	4:47	4:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.0	7:16	4:16
2	9.0	7:16	4:17
3	9.0	7:17	4:18
4	9.0	7:17	4:19
5	9.0	7:17	4:19
6	9.1	7:17	4:20
7	9.1	7:17	4:21
8	9.1	7:16	4:22
9	9.1	7:16	4:23
10	9.1	7:16	4:24
11	9.2	7:16	4:25
12	9.2	7:16	4:26
13	9.2	7:15	4:27
14	9.2	7:15	4:28
15	9.2	7:15	4:29
16	9.3	7:14	4:30
17	9.3	7:14	4:31
18	9.3	7:14	4:33
19	9.3	7:13	4:34
20	9.4	7:13	4:35
21	9.4	7:12	4:36
22	9.4	7:11	4:37
23	9.5	7:11	4:38
24	9.5	7:10	4:40
25	9.5	7:09	4:41
26	9.6	7:09	4:42
27	9.6	7:08	4:43
28	9.6	7:07	4:44
29	9.7	7:06	4:46
30	9.7	7:06	4:47
31	9.7	7:05	4:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.84 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)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.6	Dim
2	1.6	Dim
3	1.6	Dim
4	1.6	Dim
5	1.7	Dim
6	1.7	Dim
7	1.7	Dim
8	1.7	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.8	Dim
11	1.8	Dim
12	1.8	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	2.0	Dim
24	2.0	Dim
25	2.0	Moderate
26	2.0	Moderate
27	2.0	Moderate
28	2.1	Moderate
29	2.1	Moderate
30	2.1	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ulcinj?

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

2.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ulcinj.

What to pack for Ulcinj in January

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

In January, Ulcinj sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Ulcinj 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 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 25 to Oct 31 — about 5.3 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	16	19	23	25	25	23	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	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Ulcinj 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 Ulcinj peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	7	7	9	9	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Ulcinj?

Ulcinj sits at 41.9°N, 19.2°E, 0 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Bar, 21 km away.

Topography around Ulcinj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ulcinj has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,345 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,622 m.

The land around Ulcinj is covered by trees (37%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

313 m

trees 37%

16 km

1,345 m

water 54%

80 km

2,622 m

trees 39%

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

January weather nearby: Bar 21 km · Shkodër 28 km · Lezhë 38 km · Bečići 49 km · Budva 51 km · Podgorica 57 km · Cetinje 57 km · Fushë-Krujë 65 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 Ulcinj (41.9294°, 19.2244°, 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	2
2	42	2
3	42	2
4	41	2
5	41	2
6	41	2
7	40	2
8	40	2
9	40	2
10	40	2
11	40	2
12	40	2
13	40	1
14	41	1
15	42	1
16	42	1
17	43	1
18	43	1
19	44	1
20	44	1
21	44	1
22	44	1
23	44	1
24	45	1
25	45	2
26	45	2
27	45	2
28	45	2
29	44	2
30	44	2
31	44	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	2
2	42	2
3	42	2
4	41	2
5	41	2
6	41	2
7	40	2
8	40	2
9	40	2
10	40	2
11	40	2
12	40	2
13	40	1
14	41	1
15	42	1
16	42	1
17	43	1
18	43	1
19	44	1
20	44	1
21	44	1
22	44	1
23	44	1
24	45	1
25	45	2
26	45	2
27	45	2
28	45	2
29	44	2
30	44	2
31	44	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	50	50
3	50	50
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	51	49
7	50	50
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	50	50
11	50	50
12	48	52
13	48	52
14	48	52
15	48	52
16	47	53
17	46	54
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	44	56
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	42	58
29	42	58
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	43	2
2	42	2
3	42	2
4	41	2
5	41	2
6	41	2
7	40	2
8	40	2
9	40	2
10	40	2
11	40	2
12	40	2
13	40	1
14	41	1
15	42	1
16	42	1
17	43	1
18	43	1
19	44	1
20	44	1
21	44	1
22	44	1
23	44	1
24	45	1
25	45	2
26	45	2
27	45	2
28	45	2
29	44	2
30	44	2
31	44	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0