Bar weather in May
In May, Bar sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 95 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bar's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bar's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 20°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 17°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 95 mm
- 8 wet days
- Daylight
- 14 h 24 min
- 4:29 AM – 6:51 PM
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- 5th clearest
- Wind
- 11 km/h
- 9th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.27 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.8
- out of 10
Bar is coastal town in Montenegro.
- Air quality
- Moderate
- PM10 30.1 µg/m³ · 2017
- Density
- 30/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.
A typical May day in Bar reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.
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| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 15 |
| 2 | 18 | 15 |
| 3 | 18 | 16 |
| 4 | 18 | 16 |
| 5 | 18 | 16 |
| 6 | 19 | 16 |
| 7 | 19 | 16 |
| 8 | 19 | 16 |
| 9 | 19 | 16 |
| 10 | 19 | 17 |
| 11 | 19 | 17 |
| 12 | 19 | 17 |
| 13 | 19 | 17 |
| 14 | 20 | 17 |
| 15 | 20 | 17 |
| 16 | 20 | 17 |
| 17 | 20 | 17 |
| 18 | 20 | 17 |
| 19 | 20 | 18 |
| 20 | 20 | 18 |
| 21 | 20 | 18 |
| 22 | 20 | 18 |
| 23 | 20 | 18 |
| 24 | 21 | 18 |
| 25 | 21 | 18 |
| 26 | 21 | 18 |
| 27 | 21 | 19 |
| 28 | 21 | 19 |
| 29 | 21 | 19 |
| 30 | 21 | 19 |
| 31 | 21 | 19 |
Bar weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-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° / 8° | 192 | 12.5 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 11° / 8° | 195 | 12 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 13° / 10° | 168 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 16° / 13° | 144 | 11.2 | 0 | 13.1 | 4.8 |
| May | 20° / 17° | 95 | 8 | 0 | 14.4 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 24° / 21° | 70 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 | 8.2 |
| Jul | 26° / 24° | 42 | 3.6 | 0 | 14.8 | 8.5 |
| Aug | 26° / 24° | 63 | 3.7 | 0 | 13.7 | 8.4 |
| Sep | 23° / 21° | 205 | 8.5 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.5 |
| Oct | 20° / 17° | 238 | 11.1 | 0 | 10.8 | 6.3 |
| Nov | 16° / 13° | 314 | 13.7 | 0 | 9.6 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 12° / 10° | 256 | 14 | 0.2 | 9 | 3.0 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 60 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Cloudier (%) | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 40 |
| 2 | 61 | 39 |
| 3 | 61 | 39 |
| 4 | 62 | 38 |
| 5 | 62 | 38 |
| 6 | 62 | 38 |
| 7 | 63 | 37 |
| 8 | 64 | 36 |
| 9 | 64 | 36 |
| 10 | 64 | 36 |
| 11 | 65 | 35 |
| 12 | 65 | 35 |
| 13 | 65 | 35 |
| 14 | 66 | 34 |
| 15 | 66 | 34 |
| 16 | 66 | 34 |
| 17 | 67 | 33 |
| 18 | 67 | 33 |
| 19 | 67 | 33 |
| 20 | 67 | 33 |
| 21 | 68 | 32 |
| 22 | 68 | 32 |
| 23 | 69 | 31 |
| 24 | 69 | 31 |
| 25 | 70 | 30 |
| 26 | 71 | 29 |
| 27 | 72 | 28 |
| 28 | 72 | 28 |
| 29 | 72 | 28 |
| 30 | 72 | 28 |
| 31 | 72 | 28 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Bar gets around 95 mm of rain over 8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 30 |
| 3 | 29 |
| 4 | 29 |
| 5 | 29 |
| 6 | 28 |
| 7 | 28 |
| 8 | 28 |
| 9 | 28 |
| 10 | 28 |
| 11 | 27 |
| 12 | 27 |
| 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 27 |
| 15 | 26 |
| 16 | 26 |
| 17 | 26 |
| 18 | 26 |
| 19 | 26 |
| 20 | 25 |
| 21 | 25 |
| 22 | 25 |
| 23 | 25 |
| 24 | 24 |
| 25 | 24 |
| 26 | 24 |
| 27 | 24 |
| 28 | 23 |
| 29 | 23 |
| 30 | 23 |
| 31 | 23 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 55 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Comfortable (%) | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Humid (%) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 52 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 51 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 47 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 45 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 41 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 39 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 38 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | 37 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | 36 | 44 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 34 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | 42 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 39 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 33 | 37 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | 21 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 1 |
| 26 | 20 | 32 | 38 | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | 20 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 1 |
| 28 | 19 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 1 |
| 29 | 18 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 1 |
| 30 | 17 | 28 | 38 | 16 | 1 |
| 31 | 16 | 27 | 38 | 18 | 2 |
Wind in May
Winds average 11 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels | 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 | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | calm |
| 2 | 11 | calm |
| 3 | 11 | calm |
| 4 | 11 | calm |
| 5 | 11 | calm |
| 6 | 11 | calm |
| 7 | 11 | calm |
| 8 | 11 | 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 | 11 | calm |
| 22 | 11 | calm |
| 23 | 11 | calm |
| 24 | 11 | calm |
| 25 | 11 | calm |
| 26 | 11 | calm |
| 27 | 10 | calm |
| 28 | 10 | calm |
| 29 | 10 | calm |
| 30 | 10 | calm |
| 31 | 10 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 4:17 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:05 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 4:47 | 4:45 | 4:44 | 4:43 | 4:41 | 4:40 | 4:39 | 4:38 | 4:36 | 4:35 | 4:34 | 4:33 | 4:32 | 4:31 | 4:30 | 4:29 | 4:28 | 4:27 | 4:26 | 4:25 | 4:24 | 4:23 | 4:22 | 4:21 | 4:21 | 4:20 | 4:19 | 4:18 | 4:18 | 4:17 | 4:17 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:35 | 6:36 | 6:37 | 6:38 | 6:39 | 6:40 | 6:42 | 6:43 | 6:44 | 6:45 | 6:46 | 6:47 | 6:48 | 6:49 | 6:50 | 6:51 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 6:59 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:04 | 7:05 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.8 | 4:47 | 6:35 |
| 2 | 13.8 | 4:45 | 6:36 |
| 3 | 13.9 | 4:44 | 6:37 |
| 4 | 13.9 | 4:43 | 6:38 |
| 5 | 14.0 | 4:41 | 6:39 |
| 6 | 14.0 | 4:40 | 6:40 |
| 7 | 14.0 | 4:39 | 6:42 |
| 8 | 14.1 | 4:38 | 6:43 |
| 9 | 14.1 | 4:36 | 6:44 |
| 10 | 14.2 | 4:35 | 6:45 |
| 11 | 14.2 | 4:34 | 6:46 |
| 12 | 14.2 | 4:33 | 6:47 |
| 13 | 14.3 | 4:32 | 6:48 |
| 14 | 14.3 | 4:31 | 6:49 |
| 15 | 14.3 | 4:30 | 6:50 |
| 16 | 14.4 | 4:29 | 6:51 |
| 17 | 14.4 | 4:28 | 6:52 |
| 18 | 14.4 | 4:27 | 6:53 |
| 19 | 14.5 | 4:26 | 6:54 |
| 20 | 14.5 | 4:25 | 6:55 |
| 21 | 14.5 | 4:24 | 6:56 |
| 22 | 14.6 | 4:23 | 6:57 |
| 23 | 14.6 | 4:22 | 6:58 |
| 24 | 14.6 | 4:21 | 6:59 |
| 25 | 14.7 | 4:21 | 7:00 |
| 26 | 14.7 | 4:20 | 7:01 |
| 27 | 14.7 | 4:19 | 7:02 |
| 28 | 14.7 | 4:18 | 7:03 |
| 29 | 14.8 | 4:18 | 7:04 |
| 30 | 14.8 | 4:17 | 7:04 |
| 31 | 14.8 | 4:17 | 7:05 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.27 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 4 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 5 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 6 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.7 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Bar
None of Bar's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Bar's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is May a good time to visit Bar?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Bar for sightseeing.
What to pack for Bar in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Bar sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Bar in May
The nearest coast averages about 19°C in May — 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 | 15 | 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 | 15 | 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 Bar in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bar 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 |
Where is Bar?
Bar sits at 42.1°N, 19.1°E, 5 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Ulcinj, 21 km away.
Topography around Bar
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bar.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,580 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,622 m.
The land around Bar is covered by trees (30%), water (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and water (35%) within 80 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 Bar (42.0937°, 19.0984°, elevation 5 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).