Kotor weather in July

In July, Kotor sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 73 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kotor's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:26 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Kotor is town in Montenegro.

Density
16/km²
people per km²
Founded
~450 BCE

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kotor reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Kotor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kotor weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 229135.59.30.8
Feb / 22312.75.410.31.3
Mar11° / 20712.73.811.62.7
Apr15° / 18114.5113.14.0
May19° / 11°15214.7014.45.6
Jun23° / 15°10012.40156.8
Jul26° / 18°7310.6014.87.2
Aug26° / 18°8510.9013.77.0
Sep22° / 14°21211.2012.36.6
Oct17° / 10°24211.50.210.85.6
Nov13° / 33613.80.99.63.2
Dec / 29613.93.991.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48812
58812
68812
78911
88911
98911
109010
119010
129010
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kotor gets around 73 mm of rain over 10.6 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
334
434
534
634
734
834
934
1033
1133
1233
1332
1432
1532
1632
1733
1833
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3037
3137

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11632458
21532468
31532468
41432468
51432468
61432468
71433468
81433458
91533458
101533448
111633438
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181532459
191531469
201430469
2113304710
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2311285011
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2510275112
269275212
278265313
287265413
297265413
307265314
316265414

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:16 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:167:20
215.14:177:20
315.14:177:20
415.04:187:20
515.04:187:20
615.04:197:20
715.04:197:19
815.04:207:19
915.04:217:19
1014.94:217:18
1114.94:227:18
1214.94:237:17
1314.94:247:17
1414.94:247:16
1514.84:257:16
1614.84:267:15
1714.84:277:15
1814.84:287:14
1914.74:287:13
2014.74:297:12
2114.74:307:12
2214.74:317:11
2314.64:327:10
2414.64:337:09
2514.64:347:08
2614.54:357:07
2714.54:367:06
2814.54:377:05
2914.44:387:04
3014.44:397:03
3114.44:407:02

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.76 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Kotor?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Kotor for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kotor in July

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

In July, Kotor sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Kotor in July

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) 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.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Kotor in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kotor peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 17UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kotor?

Kotor sits at 42.4°N, 18.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Tivat, 6.0 km away.

CetinjeBudvaBečićiHerceg NoviPodgoricaNikšić

Topography around Kotor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotor has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,404 m around an average of 420 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,739 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,530 m.

The land around Kotor is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), water (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,404 m
16 km
1,739 m
80 km
2,530 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Tivat 6.0 km · Perast 9.0 km · Cetinje 12 km · Budva 16 km · Bečići 17 km · Herceg Novi 19 km · Podgorica 41 km · Nikšić 42 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 Kotor (42.4207°, 18.7682°, 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. 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).