The best time to visit Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi has no mountain that snow shuts down — the choice is between warm sea in summer and the mimosa in February, when the town is green and the beaches still empty.
- Best
- Jun–Sep · Feb (mimosa)
- Hottest
- July–August, averaging around 27°C
- Coldest
- January keeps to an average of 8°C
The sea and the mimosa pick the month for Herceg Novi. The sea has to be warm enough to swim in, and the mimosa has to be flowering; Jun–Sep · Feb (mimosa) covers both, June and September for the beach, February for the festival out of season. The other months, from 8°C in winter to 27°C in summer, are in the table below.
Month by month
Average of the daily mean, 2021–2024 — not the daily maximum
The sea and summer
July and August average around 27°C. That is the average of the daily mean, while the actual daily peak runs higher; being on the water softens the heat more than it does inland. The beaches and the boats to Žanjice get busy in July and August; June and September run nearly the same temperature with a shorter queue for the boat.
February is a second season
The Mimosa Festival runs about 14 days, mid to late February, when the town is in flower and the beaches are empty because the sea is not why anyone comes. It is the only month of the year Herceg Novi gets busy without summer. Hotels in the centre fill then for the festival programme, while the sea stays empty.
Rain changes the boat trips
May is rainier than any other month, with around sixteen wet days. It rarely spoils the town, though it changes the boat trips, since the tour to the bay or the Blue Cave will not sail in a strong wind. The departure is confirmed that same morning.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How do you pick a month for a Herceg Novi trip?
Jun–Sep · Feb (mimosa) brings warm sea without peak crowds in June and September, and the Mimosa Festival in February.
Is summer in Herceg Novi too hot?
Averages run around 27°C in July and August, measured as the daily mean; the day's actual peak runs higher.
When is the Mimosa Festival?
Mid to late February, about 14 days; the only busy stretch in town outside summer.
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Where to next
Herceg Novi in 3 days
→Day one holds the fortresses, the stairs and Savina Monastery, day two goes by boat to the beaches, day three…
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→Two hundred and thirty-seven residents, twenty baroque palaces and an island people built by hand
How well does Herceg Novi suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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