Podgorica weather in May

In May, Podgorica sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 121 mm of rain across 12.3 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Podgorica's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Podgorica's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:27 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
55%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Podgorica is capital city of Montenegro.

Air quality
Moderate
PM10 40.3 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
197/km²
people per km²
Founded
1946

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Podgorica reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Podgorica

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

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

Podgorica 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°18012.14.29.20.8
Feb / 19311.64.210.31.3
Mar12° / 18912.22.911.63.0
Apr16° / 15812.40.713.14.6
May20° / 11°12112.3014.46.1
Jun25° / 15°679.70157.2
Jul28° / 17°436.9014.87.3
Aug28° / 17°415.9013.77.2
Sep23° / 13°1648.7012.37.2
Oct18° / 212100.110.85.9
Nov13° / 28612.80.69.63.3
Dec / 27113.538.91.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35149
45248
55248
65248
75347
85347
95347
105446
115446
125347
135446
145446
155446
165446
175446
185347
195446
205446
215446
225446
235545
245644
255644
265743
275842
285842
296040
306040
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Podgorica gets around 121 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
2040
2140
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2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2840
2940
3040
3140

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39730
49730
59640
69640
79550
89460
99460
109370
119280
129190
139190
1490100
1589110
1688120
1786140
1885150
1984160
2082180
2181190
2279210
2377221
2475241
2574251
2672271
2770282
2868302
2966313
3064333
3162344

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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66calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 4:45 AM to 4:15 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:456:35
213.94:446:36
313.94:436:37
413.94:416:38
514.04:406:39
614.04:396:41
714.14:376:42
814.14:366:43
914.14:356:44
1014.24:346:45
1114.24:326:46
1214.34:316:47
1314.34:306:48
1414.34:296:49
1514.44:286:50
1614.44:276:51
1714.44:266:52
1814.54:256:53
1914.54:246:55
2014.54:236:56
2114.64:226:57
2214.64:216:58
2314.64:206:58
2414.74:206:59
2514.74:197:00
2614.74:187:01
2714.74:177:02
2814.84:177:03
2914.84:167:04
3014.84:167:05
3114.84:157:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Podgorica?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Podgorica for sightseeing.

What to pack for Podgorica in May

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

In May, Podgorica sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Podgorica 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 at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 24 to Oct 31 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr15Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Podgorica in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Podgorica 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Podgorica?

Podgorica sits at 42.4°N, 19.3°E, 49 m above sea level, in Montenegro. The nearest listed city is Cetinje, 29 km away.

CetinjeBečićiBudvaKotorBarNikšićShkodërPerast

Topography around Podgorica

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Podgorica has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,224 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,619 m.

The land around Podgorica is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (50%), grassland (24%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
1,224 m
80 km
2,619 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Cetinje 29 km · Bečići 37 km · Budva 39 km · Kotor 41 km · Bar 41 km · Nikšić 45 km · Shkodër 46 km · Perast 47 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 Podgorica (42.4412°, 19.2631°, elevation 49 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).