Europe
Montenegro
About 622k people live in Montenegro, on 14,026 km² in 25 regions; the capital is Podgorica. The highest summit is Zla Kolata (2,534 m).
Best timeMay · Sep–Oct
Best weather in OctoberPodgorica 75
October: highs13° – 23°
Rain this month, on average214mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May · Sep–Oct.
Montenegro at a glance
The atlas follows 3,942 places here month by month, with 172 mountains and 8 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, September and October.
Podgorica now20°CRain · 15:32Sunrise · sunset07:04 · 17:52PodgoricaNext holiday13 NovemberNjegos DayEarthquakes0in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Travel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
3,942places in 25 regions172summits, highest Zla Kolata8monuments13museums21lakes16beaches3ski areas2festivals372huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Montenegro's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+57%403k in 1950 → 633k in 2025 → 533k in 2050Montenegro · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$35,4002025 · 63/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy77.92024 · 73/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities66 %2025 · 105/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet89 %2024 · 64/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.802024 · 116/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover61 %2024 · 30/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Montenegro
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Montenegro
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
75OctoberPodgorica
Apr–May · Oct
23° / 12°248 mm
74OctoberHerceg Novi
Apr–May · Oct
22° / 13°241 mm
69OctoberCetinje
Jun–Jul · Sep
17° / 9°380 mm
74OctoberUlcinj
Apr–May · Oct
23° / 13°156 mm
75OctoberBar
Apr–May · Oct
23° / 14°170 mm
72OctoberPljevlja
Jun · Sep–Oct
18° / 5°79 mm
74OctoberTivat
Apr–May · Oct
23° / 13°314 mm
64OctoberPlav
Jul–Sep
16° / 5°151 mm
25 regions
Pljevlja616 places · 4 summits · Pljevlja
Opština Nikšić501 places · 6 summits · Nikšić
Cetinje396 places · 2 summits · Cetinje
Bijelo Polje373 places · 2 summits · Bijelo Polje
Podgorica322 places · 1 summits · Podgorica
Opština Kolašin252 places · 23 summits · Kolašin
Danilovgrad168 places · 1 summits · Danilovgrad
Bar158 places · 1 summits · Bar
Herceg Novi153 places · 1 summits · Herceg Novi
Kotor140 places · 3 summits · Kotor
Opština Plužine100 places · 5 summits · Plužine
Berane88 places · 6 summits · Berane
Ulcinj87 places · Ulcinj
Budva82 places · Budva
Opština Žabljak79 places · 15 summits · Žabljak
Opština Šavnik73 places · 3 summits · Šavnik
Rožaje Municipality65 places · 3 summits · Rožaje
Andrijevica62 places · 40 summits · Andrijevica
Mojkovac51 places · 19 summits · Mojkovac
Opština Plav44 places · 5 summits · Plav
Petnjica Municipality41 places · 1 summits · Trpezi
Tivat35 places · Tivat
Tuzi Municipality33 places · Tuzi
Gusinje Municipality22 places · 30 summits · Gusinje
Zeta1 places · Golubovci
Montenegro from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Montenegro
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Nature in Montenegro
Summit2,534 m
Zla Kolata
Summit2,528 m
Kolata e Mirë
Summit2,523 m
Maja e Rosit
Lake
Lake PivaLake
Lake Plav
Lake
Black LakeWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Montenegro
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Montenegro
8 monuments and 13 museums; the best known first.
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
Tara River Canyon
Doclea
Kalaja
Biogradska GoraBuilt 1952
Ulcinj Saltworks
Museum
National Museum of MontenegroBuilt 1896
Museum
Church-Mosque of UlcinjBuilt 1510The festival year
What's on in Montenegro
The ground and the sky in Montenegro
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 195015magnitude 5+, of them 2 of 6+StrongestM6.9Stari Bar 6 km → · 1979Deadliest131deaths · 1979The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · PodgoricaNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~18 an hour21 October · PodgoricaNorthern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here
Getting to Montenegro
1 large airports, 45 railway stations, 4 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
PlugsCF230 V
Emergency112Calling code +382
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyEuroEUR
LanguagesSerbian · Hungarian · Bosnian
Local time15:32Podgorica
Tipping
About 10% in restaurants is common in the coastal towns; elsewhere people usually round up.