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Satellite view of 'Žalo' beach; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

'Žalo' beach

MontenegroMontenegro · Mediterranean Sea

42.4500, 18.5352 · Herceg Novi, 0 km

  • 26°Sea · August
  • 29°High · August
  • 11.6 hSunshine · July
The dot marks 'Žalo' beach. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

'Žalo' beach in October

  • 18°CAir, daytime high11°C at night
  • 21°CSea temperature
  • 6.1 hSunshine a day
  • 11 daysRainy days in the month138 mm in total
  • 12 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • SufficientBathing water qualityOfficial EU classification, 2010 season
  • 131Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
  • 16 kmAirport: Tivat Airport (TIV)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: wheelchair access, lifeguards.

October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 20.6 °C — 0.4 °C below the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: −0.4 °C

1991–2020 average: 21.1 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: −1.7 °C

1991–2020 average: 18.1 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August26 °C
Most sunshineJuly and August12 h of sun a day
Least rainJuly and August42 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan14°4 h156 mm
  2. Feb14°4 h152 mm
  3. Mar14°6 h138 mm
  4. Apr15°7 h103 mm
  5. May19°9 h89 mm
  6. Jun23°11 h67 mm
  7. Jul25°12 h42 mm
  8. Aug26°11 h43 mm
  9. Sep24°8 h116 mm
  10. Oct21°6 h138 mm
  11. Nov19°4 h187 mm
  12. Dec16°3 h178 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 14°Feb: 14°Mar: 14°Apr: 15°May: 19°Jun: 23°Jul: 25°Aug: 26°Sep: 24°Oct: 21°Nov: 19°Dec: 16°14°26°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 4 °C (High 7° / Low 2°)Feb: 5 °C (High 8° / Low 2°)Mar: 8 °C (High 11° / Low 4°)Apr: 12 °C (High 15° / Low 8°)May: 16 °C (High 20° / Low 12°)Jun: 20 °C (High 24° / Low 16°)Jul: 24 °C (High 28° / Low 19°)Aug: 24 °C (High 29° / Low 19°)Sep: 19 °C (High 23° / Low 15°)Oct: 14 °C (High 18° / Low 11°)Nov: 10 °C (High 13° / Low 7°)Dec: 6 °C (High 8° / Low 3°)24°4°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm100 mm200 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 156 mmFeb: 152 mmMar: 138 mmApr: 103 mmMay: 89 mmJun: 67 mmJul: 42 mm42Aug: 43 mmSep: 116 mmOct: 138 mmNov: 187 mm187Dec: 178 mm

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 3.5 hFeb: 4.1 hMar: 5.7 hApr: 7.2 hMay: 8.7 hJun: 10.6 hJul: 11.6 h11.6Aug: 10.6 hSep: 7.9 hOct: 6.1 hNov: 4.0 hDec: 3.4 h3.4

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at 'Žalo' beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at 'Žalo' beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January7214156123.514
February8214152114.115
March11414138115.715
April15815103127.212
May20121989118.710
June24162367910.610
July28192542711.610
Augustwarmest sea29192643610.610
September23152411697.911
October181121138116.112
November13719187134.014
December8316178133.415

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Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

'Žalo' beach: Herceg Novi mne cro - panoramio
Photo: gorchfin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
'Žalo' beach: Šetalište Pet Danica, Herceg - Novi, Montenegro - panoramio - ines lukic
Photo: ines lukic · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
'Žalo' beach: 2024-02-04 Remains of Venetian citadel in Herceg Novi
Photo: Alexkom000 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER18 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202011 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.118 km away
Bathing water qualityEuropean Environment Agency0.2 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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