Montenegro

Kotor in May

Historical averages 2016–2025 · not a forecast

May weather in Kotor

May in Kotor averages daily highs of 23°C and lows of 16°C, with 12 hours of sunshine a day and rain on about 18 of 31 days.

Daily high
23°C average
Overnight low
16°C average
Rain days
18 of 31 days with at least 1 mm (58% rain-day chance)
Sunshine
12 hours a day
Daylight
15 hours calculated day length

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Kotor in May

May in Kotor: average highs of 23°C, lows of 16°C and 12 hours of sunshine a day. A starting point for planning around the historical weather.

May in Kotor, Montenegro, brings average daily highs of 23°C and overnight lows of 16°C in the 2016–2025 historical record. Pack clothes you can layer as conditions change. The average leaves room for both warmer and cooler days, so a flexible walking plan is more useful than deciding every outdoor stop before you arrive.

In the record, at least 1 mm of rain or snow falls on 18 of 31 days on average, a daily chance of 58%. Make flexibility part of the trip from the outset. Keep time outside easy to rearrange and choose plans that still work if it rains. The monthly figures do not establish whether rain is brief, prolonged or concentrated at a particular time.

The calculated day length, sunrise to sunset, averages about 15 hours. Sunshine averages 12 hours a day. The longer daylight window gives you more choice about when to be outside; it does not mean every part of the day will be sunny. Sunshine is a separate measure, and those hours need not arrive in one uninterrupted stretch.

For nature trips or walks, keep the longest outings movable and check route conditions locally; a monthly climate average cannot establish whether a particular path is accessible. For a culture-focused visit, group the places you want to see into manageable areas, with time between stops. Check each venue's opening dates before fixing the order.

June has an average daily high of 29°C, 6°C higher than May. Its historical rain-day chance is 45%, compared with 58% this month. If your dates are flexible, compare those trade-offs with the kind of days you want. Neither set of averages predicts the conditions of one particular holiday.

Sources

Open-Meteo · 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
  • Averages of every day in May, on local days. Every year is weighted equally.
  • A rain day has at least 1 mm, snow included. Daylight is calculated from latitude, sunrise to sunset; sunshine hours are separate.