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Climate

I saw and heard how they rent the skies; Squalls of hostile hail poured down, Plundered the earth of her fertility.

Petar II Petrović Njegoš, Gorski Vijenac (‘The Mountain Wreath’, Vienna 1847)

The mountains of inland Montenegro (Durmitor, Prokletije, etc) see moderate summers and long, harsh winters. Daytime temperatures during the summer are high but not unpleasantly so (maximum about 25°C in August), and the nights refreshingly cool (minimum about 10°C in August, although it can sometimes drop considerably lower). During the winter months mountainous areas see freezing temperatures and receive abundant snowfall – as much as 5m on Durmitor. Snow lingers well into the summer months, particularly on northern slopes.

The Montenegrin coast enjoys long, hot summers and short, mild winters. In the Zeta plain, including the basin of Skadarsko jezero, the summer months can be particularly hot, and Podgorica has the unhappy distinction of being the hottest city in Serbia or Montenegro.