Budva
📷 Nick Savchenko from Kiev, Ukraine· CC BY-SA 2.0Welcome to Budva, where every sunset is a party and every drink is a reason to celebrate!
About
Budva is a town in the Coastal region of Montenegro. It had 17,479 inhabitants as of 2023, and is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, known as the Budva Riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, renowned for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches, and diverse nightlife. Budva is 2,500 years old, which makes it one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast.
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Why visit
Visit Budva for archaeology and older urban layers, markets, streets, food, and public squares, landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. Use Budva to connect cultural institutions with streets, food, public space, and nearby landscape rather than treating each stop separately. A good itinerary should stay selective. For Budva, choose the anchor first; the cafe, market, church, gallery, or evening event should follow from that location. That gives Budva room to show itself without turning the day into unrelated stops. For Budva, nearby landscapes and day trips should explain the city, not turn the itinerary into transit work.
When to avoid
Do not treat Budva as a place where the important stops automatically line up in one walk. For Budva, opening hours and movement are not secondary details. For Budva, group stops by area and keep enough slack for closures, slow transport, and limited hours. A route in Budva needs extra care when the main sites do not line up by area or schedule.
Summer (June to September)
For Budva, June through August usually require the most attention to heat, light, and weather. In Budva, summer comfort depends on humidity and storm patterns as much as temperature. In Budva, keep the route tight, carry water where appropriate, and avoid making one exposed site carry the whole day. For Budva, let museums, churches, cafes, galleries, or evening events carry some of the day.
Cool wet season (November to March)
December through February are the cooler or wetter months in Budva. In Budva, cooler months can suit museums and performances, though rain, wind, or cold snaps may interrupt walking. Use this season in Budva for close observation indoors and nearby streets, not for trying to cover the whole map. For Budva, keep an indoor fallback and verify the return route before committing the day.
The next week in Budva
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Thunderstorm
19° / 15°
22.4 mm
UV High
Sat
Thunderstorm
17° / 14°
52.1 mm
Sun
Partly cloudy
20° / 13°
UV High
Mon
Overcast
21° / 16°
UV High
Tue
Showers
20° / 17°
4.2 mm
UV High
Wed
Overcast
24° / 16°
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
27° / 4°
Typical high / low
3 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.6h
05:24 – 19:57local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Budva
3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Tivat Airport (TIV) at 17 km.
Getting around Budva
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
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Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Slav.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.