Montenegro in FebruaryMimosa, carnival and the last of the snow

According to our climate data, Kotor averages 13 °C by day and 7 °C at night in February, and Ulcinj 13 and 6 °C. On the coast February is drier than December and January: Kotor sees rain on about 9 days. Podgorica reaches 13 °C by day, but nights are cold, around 3 °C. Žabljak has 2 °C by day and −5 °C at night, and Kolašin 7 and −4 °C.

The days draw out noticeably: in Kotor the sun sets at 17:00 on 1 February and at 17:34 at the end of the month.

No. February has the coldest sea of the year, about 13 °C. Beaches and beach bars are closed and there are no lifeguards. What the sea offers in February is a walk along the shore, especially from Igalo to Meljine and on to Kumbor.

• Ski resorts run while there is snow. In 2026 Kolašin 1600 closed its season on 8 April and Kolašin 1450 on 12 April, but with no snowmaking it depends on the winter.
• Closed: the Njegoš Mausoleum (until 14 April), Lipa Cave (opens in April) and the Kotor–Lovćen cable car (late April or 1 May in recent years). The zipline at the Đurđevića Tara bridge starts on 1 March.
• On the coast town hotels, cafés and restaurants in the old towns are open. During the festival more places open in Herceg Novi than in January.
• Roads: winter tyres are compulsory until 1 April, and the road over the Sedlo pass on Durmitor is closed.

Mimosa in Herceg Novi. The Mimosa Festival has been held since 1969 and lasts about two weeks: concerts, masked balls, carnival parades and a fish-and-wine feast along Kumbor, Đenovići and Baošići. The 2026 edition ran from 13 to 28 February.

St Tryphon and carnival in Kotor. St Tryphon, Kotor's patron saint, is honoured on 3 February. On the first Sunday after the feast the Boka Navy dances its kolo in the Old Town before a procession carries the saint's relics; in 2026 this was on 8 February. Later in the month comes the winter carnival, with masked parades through the Old Town.

Skiing. February is still a good month for Bjelasica and Durmitor, with longer days than in January. Check the snow reports before you travel.

Wine and bleak. At the end of February Virpazar on Skadar Lake hosts the Wine and Bleak Festival, where Crmnica's winemakers and the lake's fishermen sell wine and fish from stalls. In Njeguši, 15 February is the last day for taking in meat for Njeguški pršut.

In our calendar, the 2027 St Tryphon festivities run from 3 to 7 February, Kotor's winter carnival from 5 to 14 February and the Mimosa Festival from 12 to 28 February. Rožaje holds its winter ascent of Hajla in early February and the Golden Snowflake festival at the end of the month. The Wine and Bleak Festival in Virpazar is planned for 27 and 28 February 2027. Dates sometimes move because of the weather: in 2026 Kotor's final carnival procession was postponed by a week, so check the programme before you go.

In February 2026 Montenegro's hotels counted 83% fewer guests than in August 2025, but Herceg Novi had about three times as many as in January, thanks to the Mimosa Festival. Rooms on the coast are easy to find, except on festival weekends in Herceg Novi and Kotor. In the ski towns, weekends are the busiest.