Montenegro / Ulcinj
Velika plaža
Velika plaža is a 9.9 km-long sandy beach facing south-south-west, 6.9 km south-east of Ulcinj (Ulcinj, Montenegro). The sea averages 25.0 °C in August, its warmest month, and 13.5 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–October.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Velika Plaža (Albanian: Plazhi i Madh; (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Велика Плажа), pronounced [ʋɛ̂likaː plǎːʒa];, lit. "Big Beach") is a beach in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro.
Wikidata item Q5659361.
Month by month
October at Velika plaža
Beach-day index 5.8/10 · Montenegro median 4.8
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 14.1 °C | 13.5 °C | 13.7 °C | 15.5 °C | 19.0 °C | 22.8 °C | 24.7 °C | 25.0 °C | 23.4 °C | 21.2 °C | 18.9 °C | 16.1 °C |
| High °C | 9° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 10° |
| Low °C | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 9° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 142 | 131 | 125 | 94 | 80 | 57 | 32 | 33 | 104 | 126 | 170 | 163 |
| Cloud % | 66 | 65 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 64 |
| Wind m/s | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| Daylight h | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| Record high/low | 17°/-11° | 20°/-7° | 21°/-4° | 26°/-0° | 30°/8° | 35°/12° | 38°/16° | 38°/13° | 34°/9° | 29°/4° | 26°/-1° | 17°/-8° |
| Beach index | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in June–August; July scores 9.5/10 with highs of 30 °C, sea at 24.7 °C and 32 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Montenegro in the same month.
At its warmest the water here is 0.5 °C cooler than the Montenegro median for August (25.5 °C).
Across the year the sea averages 19.0 °C, warmer than 52% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (170 mm) and July the driest (32 mm); the yearly total is about 1,260 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.2 hours in December to 15.2 hours in June; in mid-July the sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 20:17 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-west (205°). Open water fills about 61% of the horizon close by, which makes it an exposed spot with water on most sides.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 20:19 local time on a bearing of 303°.
Sunrise is over the sea in October–February.
Straight out to the south-south-west the next coast is roughly 120 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 18 m deep and 27 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 0 m above sea level 500 m inland and 2 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 43% bare ground, sand or rock, 29% wetland and 22% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): open dunes, sand or rock. Water makes up 87% of that circle.
- Bare 43%
- Wetland 29%
- Grass 22%
- Built 3%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 4Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 9Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 1Hotels & guesthouses
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 2 restaurants and 2 bars. Accommodation: 1 hotel or guesthouse.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase Podgorica | TGD | 52.4 km | north |
| Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa Rinas | TIA | 63.8 km | south-east |
| Tivat Airport Tivat | TIV | 73.8 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 9 mapped car parks within 1 km.
2 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 10.8K residents); within 30 km there are 14 (about 133.8K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 6,184 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in July (1,075 views), 4.9× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 7.4 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w156809752; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_34TCM_20240727_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 140 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.