Žabljak weather in September

In September, Žabljak sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 108 mm of precipitation across 12.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Žabljak's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Žabljak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
108 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:29 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Žabljak is village in Montenegro.

Density
4/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical September day in Žabljak reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22010
32010
4209
5209
6209
7199
8199
9199
10198
11198
12188
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23167
24167
25166
26166
27166
28166
29166
30156

How September really feels in Žabljak

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Žabljak weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°10313139.20.0
Feb / -5°10812.712.810.20.0
Mar / -3°1141412.111.60.4
Apr10° / 10915.16.413.12.1
May16° / 12517.81.314.44.0
Jun20° / 10°10215.40.115.15.6
Jul22° / 11°9413.7014.96.3
Aug22° / 11°8112.9013.86.5
Sep18° / 10812.40.312.35.4
Oct13° / 9810.42.110.83.6
Nov / -1°122125.99.51.0
Dec / -5°12713.311.78.90.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25743
35644
45446
55347
65347
75248
85149
95149
105050
114951
124951
134852
144852
154753
164753
174753
184654
194654
204555
214456
224456
234456
244357
254357
264357
274357
284357
294357
304357

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitationSnow

Žabljak gets around 108 mm of rain and snow over 12.4 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1410
2410
3410
4420
5420
6421
7421
8421
9421
10421
11421
12421
13421
14421
15411
16411
17411
18401
19401
20401
21401
22401
23391
24391
25391
26382
27382
28382
29382
30383

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1946
2955
3955
4964
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
301000

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

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 5:12 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:126:14
213.05:136:12
312.95:146:11
412.95:166:09
512.85:176:07
612.85:186:05
712.75:196:03
812.75:206:01
912.65:216:00
1012.65:225:58
1112.55:235:56
1212.55:255:54
1312.45:265:52
1412.45:275:50
1512.35:285:48
1612.35:295:47
1712.25:305:45
1812.25:315:43
1912.15:335:41
2012.15:345:39
2112.05:355:37
2212.05:365:35
2311.95:375:33
2411.95:385:31
2511.85:395:30
2611.85:415:28
2711.75:425:26
2811.75:435:24
2911.65:445:22
3011.65:455:20

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 4.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Žabljak?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Žabljak for sightseeing.

What to pack for Žabljak in September

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

In September, Žabljak sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Žabljak 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 Žabljak 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 Žabljak?

Žabljak sits at 43.2°N, 19.1°E, 0 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Pljevlja, 29 km away.

PljevljaNikšićBijelo PoljePodgoricaTrebinjePerast

Topography around Žabljak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Žabljak has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m around an average of 1,461 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,921 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,426 m.

The land around Žabljak is covered by grassland (52%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
344 m
16 km
1,921 m
80 km
2,426 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
September weather nearby: Pljevlja 29 km · Nikšić 45 km · Bijelo Polje 52 km · Goražde 58 km · Zlatibor 79 km · Podgorica 80 km · Trebinje 80 km · Perast 82 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 Žabljak (43.1542°, 19.1232°, 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. 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).