Budva is a famous summer destination, but it has a lot to offer all year round. Beautiful landscapes that include wide blue sea with snowy mountain tops in the backsplash, a lot of atractions nearby and the best night life throughout the year. So, whenever you come, you won’t regret it!
With amazing number of sunny days it makes a sunny and happy place for a short or long visit. With stunningly long 15 hours of daylight and 10 hours of sunshine in June and July you will enjoy a relaxing, joyful and healthy time by the sea. There is a lot of sunshine throughout the year and the lowest number of daylight hours is in December – 9, and also the lowest number of sunshine hours – 3 hours.
Budva is positioned in the central Mediterranean, where winters are mild and summers dry and hot with temperature in July and August almost always exceeding 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit). In general, April through November you can count on very nice weather with possibility of rainfall a bit higher in the beginning and the end of the period.
Sea bathing season officially starts on May 1st with the Great carnival of Budva, an authentic and fun 4 to 5 day event you don’t want to miss. The sea temperatures in May will not go under 18 degrees Celsius (65 Fahreheit) and it will continue to grow to July and August when they rise to approximately 26 – 28 degrees C (79 to 83 deegres F).
Summer season officially ends in the beginning of October with Sirun days, a festival of fish, wine and music in front of the Budva Old town. However, usually the sea temperatures are very pleasant and it’s possible to swim until the end of October, especially between noon and 3 PM when the sun is the strongest.
So, it is better to have your summer vacation in Montenegro or in Croatia? That depends on your preferences, mainly the beach type and the warmth of the sea water. Sea in Budva and Montenegro in general is a few degrees warmer than in Croatia and the beaches are different: in Croatia beaches are mainly rocky and in Montenegro sandy and small pebble beaches prvail.
Although it’s getting harder and harder to draw a clear line between seasons due to global climate changes, one of the distinctive characteristics of Mediterranean climate is precisely this: you can undoubtedly mark a distinction between winter and summer.
