Climate
The area of the Bay of Kotor has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with dry and hot summers and warm and wet winters. Herceg Novi has a specific microclimate, which is a result of southern exposition, proximity to the sea, limestone substratum and mountainous hinterland which prevents the breakthrough of cold air masses.
Herceg Novi has approximately 200 sunny days a year. In July and August there are approximately 11 sunny hours per day. Average annual temperature is 16.2 °C (61.2 °F) (similar to that of Naples and Lisbon). There are frequent slight temperature oscillations; the average daily temperature fluctuation is only 4 °C (39 °F). Average temperature from May to September is about 25 °C (77 °F), which provides a swimming season over 5 months long since the average summer sea temperature is rather high, between 22 °C (72 °F) - 26 °C (79 °F).
The annual average precipitation is 1,930 millimetres (76 in). Relative air humidity is at its highest level, 80%, in the fall. Its lowest level, 63%, comes in the summer.
| Climate data for Herceg Novi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
20.35 (68.63) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.74 (53.14) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 231 (9.09) |
195 (7.68) |
199 (7.83) |
156 (6.14) |
104 (4.09) |
64 (2.52) |
47 (1.85) |
85 (3.35) |
142 (5.59) |
199 (7.83) |
258 (10.16) |
236 (9.29) |
1,916 (75.43) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 128.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 111.6 | 115.8 | 161.2 | 192.0 | 254.2 | 288.0 | 344.1 | 316.2 | 249.0 | 189.1 | 114.0 | 102.3 | 2,437.5 |
| Source: Hydrological and Meteorological Service of Montenegro | |||||||||||||
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