Podgorica
Capital of Montenegro: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Titograd: Milos58, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Podgorica is the capital of Montenegro. About 236,852 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Montenegro in our atlas.
It lies at 42.44° N, 19.26° E, about 49 m (161 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Podgorica time zone.
Location
Red dot: Podgorica. Green dots: other major cities of Montenegro. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Podgorica has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (82°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (25°F). Around 1,419 mm (56 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in MontenegroNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3193044 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23564 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Titograd: Milos58, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sports Center Moraca: Desemeus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Doclea Roman city Podgorica: Mcipovic, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Montenegrin National Theatre (cropped): Desemeus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Podgorica Trg Republike: Rasho, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Dajbabska Gora: Rasho992, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Starimost: Rasho992, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- WInter Royal Palace in Podgorica: Valley-c, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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