Highlights

• Climate monitoring and assessments show that the Montenegrin climate has changed as a result of global climate change as well as variability. The clearest indicators include: a significant increase of air temperature, an increase in sea surface temperature and in average sea levels, changes in extreme weather and in climatic events.

• The following changes in extreme weather and climatic events were observed up to 2010: a) Frequent, extremely high maximum and minimum temperatures; b) More frequent and longer heat waves; c) Increase in the number of very warm days and nights; d) Fewer frosty days and very cold days and nights; e) More frequent droughts; f) Increase in the number of wildfires; g) Dry periods followed by heavy precipitation; h) More frequent storms (cyclones) during colder parts of the year; i) Fewer consecutive days with rain; j) Fewer days with heavy precipitation; k) Increase in the intensity of precipitation; l) Reduced total annual snowfall.