December - February - (Winter)

The winter months in Montenegro are charming and wonderful for a winter holiday vacation with great destinations to visit for holiday shopping and New Year’s Eve festivities. The country is still fairly undiscovered and has many things for visitors to discover in the wintertime, and escape the crowds of the summer. Podgorica is a place for party goers and throws quite the parties to ring in the new year. Snow is pretty much a guarantee when visiting the interior portions of the country, and historic Kotor on the coast is simply a stunning sight during the holiday season.

The average winter temperatures on the coast of Montenegro during the winter months (December - February) hover around 50 degrees. These months are still pleasant enough to explore the picturesque coastal towns and villages or head inland for winter activities such as skiing. Kolasin is an inland favorite for its snow scenes with enchanting winter forests and lively ski resorts such as Kolasin 1450, which is the largest ski resort in the country. Visitors from near and far come to stay in brvnare, traditional mountain huts, to enjoy world-class skiing, followed by bowls of hearty pasulj and shots of hot rakija.

Montenegro explodes with life during the month of March with springtime approaching, temperatures are on the rise, and people starting to visit the coast for parties and sunshine. The mountains are more accessible during this time and prices are that much lower now that the popular ski resorts are winding down for the year.

Events and Festivals

-Christmas Eve - December 24th

-Christmas Day - December 25th

-New Year's Eve - December 31st (Large parties in the capital city)

-New Year's Day - January 1st

-The Mimosa Festival - held in Herceg Novi (first week in Feb) - Honoring the mimosa it was established in 1969, a tourist winter event filled with cultural and sporting activities, a celebration of fish, wine, music, masked balls, and parades.

-The day of Saint Sava - (January 27th) - Highest holidays of the year for Orthodox Christians.