Lightning strikes in Montenegro
The detection network has located 860 lightning strikes in Montenegro since the archive began, including 786 in the last 7 days. That is 0.01% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Montenegro #72 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Montenegro is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 5 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 199 |
| 2026-08-12 | 9 |
| 2026-08-08 | 578 |
| 2026-08-06 | 72 |
| 2026-08-05 | 2 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Montenegro's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikšić | 413 | 387 | 48.0% |
| 2 | Cetinje | 99 | 98 | 11.5% |
| 3 | Plužine | 76 | 57 | 8.8% |
| 4 | Žabljak | 66 | 66 | 7.7% |
| 5 | Podgorica | 45 | 45 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Danilovgrad | 45 | 45 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Šavnik | 29 | 26 | 3.4% |
| 8 | Herceg Novi | 21 | 18 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Rožaje | 13 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 10 | Trebinje | 10 | 8 | 1.2% |
| 11 | Plav | 8 | 8 | 0.9% |
| 12 | Bijelo Polje | 6 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 13 | Pljevlja | 6 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Kotor | 4 | 4 | 0.5% |
| 15 | Peja | 4 | 1 | 0.5% |
| 16 | Mojkovac | 4 | 4 | 0.5% |
| 17 | Budva | 4 | 4 | 0.5% |
| 18 | Unassigned | 2 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 19 | Kukës | 2 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Foča | 2 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Zlatibor | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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