Climate and average weather in Herceg Novi
In Herceg Novi, the summers are warm, fairly dry, and clear and the winters are cool, snowy, and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Herceg Novi typically varies from 3°C to 26°C, and is rarely below -2°C or above 30°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Herceg Novi for warm-weather activities is from early June to late September.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 26°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 3°
- Wettest
- Nov
- 252 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 37 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1597 mm
- 127 wet days
- Daylight
- 8.9–15.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 87 m
- 42.5°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 24% cloud
Herceg Novi is city in Montenegro.
- Density
- 83/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1382
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Herceg Novi weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early June to late September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Herceg Novi, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.3 months, from June 8 to September 15, with daily high temperatures above 22°C. The hottest month of the year in Herceg Novi is August, with an average high of 26°C and low of 19°C.
The cool season lasts 3.7 months, from November 25 to March 17, with daily high temperatures below 12°C. The coldest month of the year in Herceg Novi is January, with an average low of 3°C and high of 8°C.
Days typically run about 6°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 3 |
| Feb | 9 | 3 |
| Mar | 12 | 5 |
| Apr | 15 | 9 |
| May | 19 | 13 |
| Jun | 23 | 16 |
| Jul | 26 | 19 |
| Aug | 26 | 19 |
| Sep | 22 | 16 |
| Oct | 18 | 12 |
| Nov | 13 | 8 |
| Dec | 9 | 4 |
How hot and cold Herceg Novi really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -0°C (around January 30), with roughly 5 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Air high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| Air low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Apr | 15 | 15 | 7 | 9 |
| May | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 |
| Jun | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
| Jul | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
| Aug | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 |
| Sep | 22 | 22 | 15 | 16 |
| Oct | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
| Nov | 13 | 13 | 6 | 8 |
| Dec | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
Average hourly temperature in Herceg Novi
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 26°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 3°C.
Herceg Novi weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° / 3° | 152 | 11 | 2 | 9.2 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 9° / 3° | 152 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 10.3 | 1.7 |
| Mar | 12° / 5° | 145 | 12 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 15° / 9° | 141 | 13.4 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 4.2 |
| May | 19° / 13° | 103 | 12.4 | 0 | 14.4 | 6.0 |
| Jun | 23° / 16° | 57 | 8.9 | 0 | 15 | 7.4 |
| Jul | 26° / 19° | 37 | 6 | 0 | 14.8 | 8.0 |
| Aug | 26° / 19° | 46 | 6.8 | 0 | 13.7 | 7.8 |
| Sep | 22° / 16° | 123 | 9.3 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 18° / 12° | 185 | 10.5 | 0 | 10.8 | 5.9 |
| Nov | 13° / 8° | 252 | 12.9 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 9° / 4° | 204 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 1.8 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Herceg Novi gets about 1597 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.6 months, from around Mar 21 to Jun 7, peaking in April at about 47% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 13.
November is the wettest month by volume, with 252 mm over about 13 wet days; July is the driest, with 37 mm. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 36 | 41 | 38 | 45 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 41 |
| Rain days | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 11 |
| Feb | 41 | 11 |
| Mar | 38 | 12 |
| Apr | 45 | 13 |
| May | 40 | 12 |
| Jun | 30 | 9 |
| Jul | 20 | 6 |
| Aug | 23 | 7 |
| Sep | 31 | 9 |
| Oct | 34 | 11 |
| Nov | 42 | 13 |
| Dec | 41 | 13 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Herceg Novi collects about 1597 mm of rain across 127 wet days — roughly 133 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. November is the wettest month with 252 mm, while July is the driest at just 37 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 40% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 152 | 152 | 145 | 141 | 103 | 57 | 37 | 46 | 123 | 185 | 252 | 204 |
| Rain days | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
| Snow days | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 152 | 11 | 2 |
| Feb | 152 | 11 | 2 |
| Mar | 145 | 12 | 1 |
| Apr | 141 | 13 | 0 |
| May | 103 | 12 | 0 |
| Jun | 57 | 9 | 0 |
| Jul | 37 | 6 | 0 |
| Aug | 46 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep | 123 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct | 185 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov | 252 | 13 | 0 |
| Dec | 204 | 13 | 1 |
Snow in Herceg Novi
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Herceg Novi averages about 8 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Nov 30 to Apr 13 — about 4.4 months.
February is snowiest, with roughly 3 days of snow and an estimated 15 cm of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 39 cm of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (cm) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 7 |
| Feb | 2 | 15 |
| Mar | 1 | 4 |
| Apr | 0 | 3 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 1 |
| Dec | 1 | 8 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Herceg Novi, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 22 and lasts for 4.5 months, ending around October 6. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 7 and lasts for 7.5 months, ending around May 21. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 53% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 49 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 61 | 76 | 88 | 88 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 49 |
| Cloudier (%) | 51 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 51 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 51 |
| Feb | 48 | 52 |
| Mar | 52 | 48 |
| Apr | 52 | 48 |
| May | 61 | 39 |
| Jun | 76 | 24 |
| Jul | 88 | 12 |
| Aug | 88 | 12 |
| Sep | 71 | 29 |
| Oct | 60 | 40 |
| Nov | 47 | 53 |
| Dec | 49 | 51 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 12, brings about 15 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 8 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 6 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:19 | 6:52 | 6:06 | 5:12 | 4:30 | 4:13 | 4:27 | 4:58 | 5:32 | 6:06 | 6:45 | 7:15 |
| Sunset (PM) | 4:32 | 5:09 | 5:45 | 6:21 | 6:54 | 7:19 | 7:16 | 6:42 | 5:49 | 4:56 | 4:17 | 4:09 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.2 | 7:19 | 4:32 |
| Feb | 10.3 | 6:52 | 5:09 |
| Mar | 11.6 | 6:06 | 5:45 |
| Apr | 13.1 | 5:12 | 6:21 |
| May | 14.4 | 4:30 | 6:54 |
| Jun | 15.0 | 4:13 | 7:19 |
| Jul | 14.8 | 4:27 | 7:16 |
| Aug | 13.7 | 4:58 | 6:42 |
| Sep | 12.3 | 5:32 | 5:49 |
| Oct | 10.8 | 6:06 | 4:56 |
| Nov | 9.6 | 6:45 | 4:17 |
| Dec | 8.9 | 7:15 | 4:09 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Herceg Novi averages about 15 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 10 and 24 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.9 months, from around Jun 4 to Sep 30. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 24 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is November, down near 11 sunny days — about 55% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Mixed |
| Feb | 10 | Mixed |
| Mar | 12 | Mixed |
| Apr | 11 | Mixed |
| May | 12 | Mixed |
| Jun | 18 | Bright |
| Jul | 24 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 24 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 17 | Bright |
| Oct | 14 | Mixed |
| Nov | 10 | Mixed |
| Dec | 12 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Herceg Novi, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.7 months, from around May 31 to September 21. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 69% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around September 22 to May 30, and November is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 71 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 73 | 97 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 47 | 52 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 71 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| Jun | 23 | 34 | 34 | 9 |
| Jul | 10 | 24 | 47 | 18 |
| Aug | 8 | 23 | 52 | 17 |
| Sep | 37 | 36 | 26 | 1 |
| Oct | 73 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Herceg Novi is typically calm, near 9 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 5.9 months, from around Oct 26 to Apr 22. The windiest month is December, averaging about 10 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Apr 23 to Oct 25, with August the calmest month at about 7 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | calm |
| Feb | 10 | calm |
| Mar | 10 | calm |
| Apr | 9 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 8 | calm |
| Oct | 9 | calm |
| Nov | 10 | calm |
| Dec | 10 | calm |
Best time to visit Herceg Novi
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Herceg Novi throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late September, Herceg Novi is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Herceg Novi for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the second week of July.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | good | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 | poor |
| Feb | 1.7 | poor |
| Mar | 3.0 | poor |
| Apr | 4.2 | fair |
| May | 5.9 | good |
| Jun | 7.4 | good |
| Jul | 8.0 | ideal |
| Aug | 7.7 | ideal |
| Sep | 7.1 | good |
| Oct | 5.9 | good |
| Nov | 3.6 | fair |
| Dec | 1.9 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Herceg Novi for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early September, with a peak score in the third week of July.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Herceg Novi, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 26°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 8°C), pack a warm layer and rain gear.
In August, Herceg Novi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Herceg Novi
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 14°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from May 26 to Oct 29 — about 5.2 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 | 26 | 24 | 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 | 26 | Warm |
| Sep | 24 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 21 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 19 | Cool |
| Dec | 16 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Herceg Novi by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Herceg Novi peaks around July 17 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 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Average hourly UV index in Herceg Novi
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 3 | 5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 5 | 0 |
| Apr | 7 | 2.5 |
| May | 7.5 | 3 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 5.5 | 0 |
| Oct | 3.5 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Growing season
Herceg Novi is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about February 28 to December 15 (291 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 85 | 84 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 90 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 85 | 31 |
| Feb | 84 | 28 |
| Mar | 96 | 3 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 99 | 0 |
| Dec | 90 | 16 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Herceg Novi banks about 1,741 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 180 | 294 | 382 | 391 | 264 | 150 | 29 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 50 |
| May | 180 |
| Jun | 294 |
| Jul | 382 |
| Aug | 391 |
| Sep | 264 |
| Oct | 150 |
| Nov | 29 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Herceg Novi receives about 4.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.5 and 7.1 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Mar 22 to Sep 21. The brightest month is July, averaging about 6.9 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 1.5 kWh/m² — roughly 78% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Level | Dim | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Dim | Dim |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.8 | Dim |
| Feb | 2.6 | Moderate |
| Mar | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5.2 | Bright |
| May | 6.2 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.9 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.9 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.1 | Intense |
| Sep | 4.6 | Bright |
| Oct | 3.1 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1.9 | Dim |
| Dec | 1.5 | Dim |
Where is Herceg Novi?
Herceg Novi sits at 42.5°N, 18.5°E, 87 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Tivat, 13 km away.
Topography around Herceg Novi
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Herceg Novi.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Herceg Novi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 m around an average of 119 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,882 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,184 m.
The land around Herceg Novi is covered by water (43%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (34%) 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 Herceg Novi (42.4531°, 18.5375°, elevation 87 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).