Budva climate — normals and trends
Budva (Montenegro) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,933 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Budva averages 2 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Budva has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 9 August 2017) and the coldest -6.1 °C (on 23 January 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BudvaBudva
- coords
- 42.29°, 18.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,933mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.1 cm
Average feels-like high
17.2 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.5 °C
9 August 2017
Coldest day
-6.1 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
170 mm
16 September 1972
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
9 October 1964
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
13 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
9 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-12.9 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
20.7 cm
9 February 1965
Sunniest day
14.7 h
14 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 216 mm | +19 mm |
| Feb | 11.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 161 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 309 mm | +135 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 46 mm | -99 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 159 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 54 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 137 mm | +73 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 188 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 17.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 197 mm | -40 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 428 mm | +118 mm |
| Dec | 12.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 68 mm | -179 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Budva?
Budva has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,933 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Budva?
The hottest day measured in Budva between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2017, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Budva?
The coldest day measured in Budva between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Budva?
Yes. Budva gets on average 12.1 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Budva warmed?
Yes: Budva warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Budva?
The wettest day measured in Budva between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1972, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Budva?
The windiest day measured in Budva between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 1964, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Budva?
The warmest month in Budva is August (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Budva?
Budva receives on average 1,933 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Budva?
Budva gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Budva?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Budva between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1965, with 20.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Budva?
Yes: Budva has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Budva?
In Budva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 9 August 2017, and the lowest was -12.9 °C on 23 January 1963.
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