Podgorica vs Tivat: which is sunnier?
🇲🇪 Montenegro vs 🇲🇪 Montenegro · 44 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Tivat is the sunnier overall: about 2,533 hours of sunshine a year to Podgorica's 2,179. Tivat has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months, Podgorica in 1 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Podgorica | Tivat | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,179 | 2,533 |
| Sunniest month | June (79/100) | July (86/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 18/100 | 24/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 74/100 | 85/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,419 mm | 1,409 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 8 (very high) |
Podgorica vs Tivat month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podgorica | Tivat | Podgorica | Tivat | Podgorica | Tivat | |
| January | 5 | 11 | 9° | 10° | 154 | 156 |
| February | 11 | 17 | 10° | 11° | 147 | 152 |
| March | 33 | 34 | 14° | 14° | 141 | 138 |
| April | 67 | 62 | 19° | 18° | 103 | 103 |
| May | 75 | 77 | 24° | 23° | 92 | 89 |
| June | 79 | 82 | 28° | 27° | 70 | 67 |
| July | 75 | 86 | 33° | 32° | 44 | 42 |
| August | 67 | 86 | 34° | 32° | 44 | 43 |
| September | 71 | 73 | 27° | 27° | 113 | 116 |
| October | 66 | 68 | 21° | 21° | 140 | 138 |
| November | 43 | 44 | 16° | 16° | 194 | 187 |
| December | 11 | 22 | 10° | 12° | 177 | 178 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Tivat · Feb Tivat · Mar even · Apr Podgorica · May even · Jun Tivat · Jul Tivat · Aug Tivat · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Tivat.
When to pick which
- November–February: Tivat (average score 24/100 vs 18). Daytime highs are similar (11°C vs 12°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Podgorica averages 58/100, Tivat 58/100. Daytime highs are similar (19°C vs 18°C).
- June–August: Tivat (average score 85/100 vs 74). Podgorica is the warmer, around 32°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Podgorica averages 69/100, Tivat 71/100. Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 24°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Podgorica weather by month · Tivat weather by month.
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