Kotor (Montenegro) weather in February

February in Kotor: cool, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 12 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Kotor🇲🇪 Montenegro · Adriatic Coast · Beach52
  1. 43Jan
  2. 52Feb
  3. 57Mar
  4. 70Apr
  5. 72May
  6. 88Jun
  7. 92Jul
  8. 90Aug
  9. 82Sep
  10. 73Oct
  11. 48Nov
  12. 45Dec

#9 of 12 months in Kotor · #1232 of 1413 destinations to visit in February · comfort 52/100 (tier D)

Days
15°C
Nights
3°C
Wet days
12
Sun
6.8 h
Humidity
77%
Daylight
11 h
Kotor, Montenegro
Photo: Muhammed Fatih Beki · Pexels

Traveller notes on Kotor in February

Other months in Kotor

Regulars are specific this counts as a genuinely good month to visit for longer daylight, more sunshine hours and lower prices before the summer crowds arrive, though the Bay of Kotor itself is honestly one of the rainier corners of the whole Mediterranean, spring here running wetter than the coast further south. Our row backs that mild, genuinely wet read, 24.4C reading as a hot 26C, over 11.2C nights feeling 11C, with a substantial 198.4mm of rain across 17.8 days and humidity at 77 percent. Regulars are consistent the sea itself rarely crosses 20C by this point, fine for sunbathing but not yet warm enough for a comfortable swim for most visitors. Sunny stretches still prevail across most of a typical day despite the real rain risk. The sea sits at 19.1C. The record: 11.2 hours of sun, a 10.3 kph wind and AQI 44.
RainiestCornerButGoodValueMonth · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Kotor-forum threads on October weather call it genuinely pleasant and one of the more popular shoulder-season picks - warm days, cooler nights, and rain that shows up on a real number of days but doesn't fall every day. Posters are specific that any given shower tends to be heavier but short-lived rather than a settled, all-day soak, easy enough to plan around. The month splits cleanly in two: the first half still lively, essentially every restaurant and bar open and operating normally, while mid-October marks the real turning point as the town starts winding down for winter, though most places stay open through month's end regardless. The combination of good weather and thinning crowds is exactly why regulars call October one of the best times to visit both Kotor and nearby Dubrovnik together. The record: 23.9C days feeling like 24C, 10.9C nights, a notably high 211mm across 10 days, a 23.2C sea, 78 percent humidity and 8.2 hours of sun.
KotorOldTownOctoberRegular · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Montenegro-forum threads on September weather (the numbers track Kotor specifically) describe a month that eases gently: air in the high 20s to low 30s Celsius in the first half, a few degrees cooler in the second, with the Adriatic holding around 24-25C the whole time - genuinely perfect swimming weather by any measure. Precipitation isn't absent, just concentrated: posters describe maybe one sudden, heavy downpour across a week-long stay, over quickly and followed by more of the day's abundant sunshine. Nights cool off enough that a jacket earns its place and no air conditioning is needed to sleep, a detail more than one poster calls out as the month's quiet selling point. The record: 28.2C days feeling like 31C, 15.3C nights, 193mm of precipitation across 11.2 days, a 24.5C sea and 10.1 hours of sun - warm days, genuinely cool nights, occasional real downpours mixed through mostly clear skies.
BayOfKotorSeptember · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
June is the month regulars point to for Kotor - mid-June especially, which they call much better than July or August - and almost all of their advice is about ships rather than weather. Two or three cruise ships call on most days in season, three can be alongside at once carrying more than five thousand people between them, and the old town is small enough that an arrival gets described as a human flood. The workable plan is the clock: the streets are quiet before nine, the middle of the day is the part to spend elsewhere, and late afternoon and evening give the town back. Checking which days have no ship is the other move. Our row's 92.8mm across 13.6 days is the wet surprise inside a 29.8C month. The record: 16.2C nights, 12.9 hours of sun and a 24.1C sea.
QuietBeforeNine · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Kotor climate normals — February

Daytime high15°C / 60°F🙂 cool
Nighttime low3°C / 37°F
Feels like (high)13°C / 55°F
Sea temperature14°C / 57°F🥶 cold sea
Rainfall225 mm / 8.8 in⛈ soaked
Rainy days12 days
Humidity77%💦 very humid
Dew point4°C / 38°F
Sunshine6.8 h/day
Daylight10.6 h
Wind12 km/h / 7 mph
Snowfall10.7 cm / 4.2 in
Air quality (US AQI)38🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Kotor in February

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyKotor Winter Carnival, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for Kotor's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherKotor's weather peaks June–August, best around July.

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What's on in Kotor in February

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Festival

    Kotor Winter Carnival

    6–15 FebCrowded

    Ten days of masked parades in a Venetian-built town that has kept the habit for five centuries, ending with a procession and the burning of an effigy on the Square of Arms. Source ↗

  • Season

    The bay out of season

    1 Nov – 31 Mar · usuallyOff-season shutdownClosures

    Most of the restaurants and half the guesthouses in the walled town close, and the mountains hold the rain in the bay for days. Perast opposite goes down to almost nothing.

What's on around the world in February →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Kotor — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Kotor in February — FAQ

Is February a good time to visit Kotor?
February in Kotor: cool, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 12 rainy days. It ranks #9 of 12 months for Kotor on SeasonMap's comfort score (52/100).
What is the weather like in Kotor in February?
In February, Kotor averages a daily high of 15.3°C and a low of 2.8°C, with about 224.6 mm of rain over roughly 12 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Kotor in February?
Kotor has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 38 in February.
Does it snow in Kotor in February?
Kotor sees roughly 10.7 cm of snowfall in February.

Within 300 km: Dubrovnik's Feast of St Blaise on 3 Feb, and Budva's Out of season around 1 Nov – 15 Apr.