Wreck
down to 18 m
Dague destroyer wreck, Cape Volujica (Bar)
Sections of a French WWI destroyer, including bridge and turbines, rest at 15-18 m off Cape Volujica in clear, easy conditions.
- Open Water
Montenegro (Budva & Bay of Kotor)
Diving in Montenegro
11 documented dive sites, 2 of them for Open Water divers. Known for crustaceans, starfish and urchins and nudibranchs.
- Water
- 12–28 °C
- Levels
- Open Water, Advanced, Experienced
- Nearest airport
- TGD
- One dive
- €45–60
When to go
Pick a month: the diving season, from published sources, and the typical weather.
Pick a month
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Montenegro (Budva & Bay of Kotor) in November
Possible- Sea
- 20 °C
- at the surface
- Air
- 17 °C
- 11 °C at night
- Rain
- 410 mm
- one of the wettest months
- Wind
- 7 km/h
- on average
The windiest month.
Exposure suit: 5 mm full suit · if you feel the cold: 7 mm full suit or 8/7 mm semi-dry. How we choose
Typical weather, not a forecast: averages for 2021–2025 (air, rain, wind) and 2023–2025 (sea), data from Open-Meteo (ERA5 / Copernicus, Météo-France). Covers an area of roughly 10 to 25 km around the destination.
Diving is possible year-round: operators in Herceg Novi and Bar dive all year, and no source names a best season. Budva dive centres operate during the tourist season.
Dive sites in Montenegro (Budva & Bay of Kotor)
From the easiest to the most demanding. Levels with a dashed outline are estimates we are still verifying.
The Dague wreck has ammunition around it: do not touch. Bigovica is a protected cultural site.
Open Water friendly
usual dive down to 18 m2 sitesFor Advanced divers
usual dive down to 30 m5 sitesFor experienced divers
usual dive down to 40 m4 sitesMarine life
When the big encounters happen, month by month.
Reported here, season not documented yet:
- Crustaceans
- Starfish and urchins
- Nudibranchs
- Octopus
- Scorpionfish
- Conger eel
- Moray eels
- Tuna
- Groupers
- Jellyfish
What diving costs here
Here a dive costs between €45 and €60, a try dive between €40 and €100 and an Open Water course between €380 and €600, depending on the dive centres we checked.
- One dive (certified diver)packages counted per dive
- €45–603 centres
- Try dive
- €40–1002 centres
- Open Water course
- €380–6003 centres
The cheapest and the most expensive of the dive centres we checked, from the prices on their own websites in October 2026. Prices change: confirm with the centre before booking.
Converted to euros at the ECB reference rate of 30 October 2026; for currencies the ECB does not publish, the official rate of the country's central bank.
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Where is Montenegro (Budva & Bay of Kotor)?
- Nearest airport
- TGD
Montenegro (Budva & Bay of Kotor): frequently asked questions
- Is Montenegro (Budva & Bay of Kotor) good for beginner divers?
- Yes, partly: 2 of the 11 dive sites we document are suited to Open Water divers, including Dague destroyer wreck, Cape Volujica (Bar) and Remorker 38 (tug Tunj), Perast. The others need more experience or a higher certification.
- What is the water temperature in Montenegro (Budva & Bay of Kotor)?
- The water is usually between 12 °C and 28 °C over the year.
- What marine life can you see in Montenegro (Budva & Bay of Kotor)?
- Divers regularly see crustaceans, starfish and urchins, nudibranchs, octopus, scorpionfish and conger eel.
- How do you dive Montenegro (Budva & Bay of Kotor)?
- The nearest airport is TGD.
About this page
Seasons and marine life come from the sources below. Site levels and depths marked as estimated come from our original catalogue and are being checked one by one. Conditions change: always confirm with a local dive centre.
Your next dive is somewhere out there.
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