Montenegro
Kotor in March
🌷 SpringCool and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings · compact umbrella or rain jacket
Why March scores 8.6What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.9
- !Cool (14.8°C highs / 8.1°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 5°C)
- !Wet: ~135 mm rain, ~5 heavy-rain days
- Air quality9.3
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~9 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Mar | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.6 Excellent | 9.4 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 15° / 8° | 23° / 16° |
| Rain | 135 mm | 96 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 5° | dew pt 12° |
| PM2.5 | 9 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsMarch 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in Montenegro this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore KotorEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA walled medieval town on the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, visited for its old town, fortress climb and fjord-like bay scenery.
No major events on our calendar for March.
Coming up later
Boka Night (Bokeljska noć)Date variesUsually August
A night parade of decorated boats on the bay, followed by fireworks.
Why go: Find a waterfront spot early.
Where: Kotor waterfront
Kotor Winter CarnivalDate variesUsually February
Masked parades and events in the old town.
Why go: A lively time to visit outside the cruise season.
Where: Kotor Old Town
Kotor Old Town
A UNESCO-listed walled town of squares, churches and stone lanes.
💡 Very busy when cruise ships are in port; mornings and evenings are calmer.
San Giovanni Fortress walls
Steps climb the walls above the town to the fortress for views over the bay.
💡 Start early in summer; there is little shade.
Cathedral of Saint Tryphon
A 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in the old town.
Perast
A small baroque town along the bay.
Our Lady of the Rocks
An island church on an artificial islet off Perast, reached by boat.
Lovćen National Park
Mountain park above Kotor, reached by a road with many hairpin bends, home to the Njegoš Mausoleum.
Njeguški pršut
Air-dried ham from the village of Njeguši above Kotor.
💡 Restaurants and Njeguši village
Njeguški sir
A local cheese often served with pršut.
💡 Restaurants and markets
Seafood
Mussels from the bay and grilled fish.
💡 Restaurants around the bay
Black risotto
Risotto coloured with squid ink.
💡 Seafood restaurants
Njeguši pršut and cheese
Vacuum-packed ham and cheese.
💡 Kotor market and Njeguši village
Vranac wine
Montenegro's main red grape variety.
💡 Wine shops
Cat-themed souvenirs
Kotor is known for its many street cats.
💡 Old town shops