Climate Change Chart of Podgorica, Montenegro

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.03 °C. This is a small aggregate difference, not evidence that every month changed by the same amount or that temperatures followed a continuous path. The largest monthly increase was in February, with a difference of +1.73 °C; the largest decrease was in September, with a difference of -1.49 °C. These are changes in monthly means, not daytime highs, and they show how the comparison varies between months rather than describing conditions on any particular day.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall averaged across calendar months has a difference of +0.71 mm/day. This aggregate does not mean that rainfall increased in every month, and daily means should not be read as monthly rainfall totals. The largest monthly increase was in March, with a difference of +2.85 mm/day, while the largest decrease was in October, with a difference of -2.47 mm/day. These contrasting changes describe mean daily amounts, not the number of rainy days or the rain expected on a particular visit.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months shows a difference of -0.23 hours/day. The largest monthly decrease was in March, with a difference of -0.86 hours/day, whereas the largest increase was in October, with a difference of +0.34 hours/day; the monthly contrasts caution against treating the overall mean as a description of every month.