When to climb to San Giovanni

The cool, dry hours to walk up to the San Giovanni fortress today — and whether they fall before the cruise ships tie up.

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The next few days

Today

Sunrise at 6:54

Best window: 8:00–16:00

Worth covering up from 11:00–16:00

Cruise ships in port: 1, 08:00–17:00

The cool window runs into the hours ships are alongside — expect company on the stairs.

Ships: Luka Kotor A.D. (Port of Kotor) arrivals file

Time	Feels like	UV	Rain
8:00	15°C	0.3	34%
9:00	16°C	1	34%
10:00	17°C	1.7	34%
11:00	17°C	2.7	34%
12:00	18°C	3.6	34%
13:00	18°C	4.2	35%
14:00	18°C	3.2	35%
15:00	19°C	2.7	36%
16:00	19°C	1.9	36%
17:00	19°C

Tuesday, 13 October

Sunrise at 6:55

Best window: 8:00–14:00

Worth covering up from 11:00–16:00

Cruise ships in port: 1, 08:00–17:00

The cool window runs into the hours ships are alongside — expect company on the stairs.

Ships: Luka Kotor A.D. (Port of Kotor) arrivals file

Time	Feels like	UV	Rain
8:00	11°C	0.3	43%
9:00	12°C	1.1	42%
10:00	14°C	2.3	42%
11:00	15°C	3.5	41%
12:00	16°C	4.2	31%
13:00	17°C	4.5	21%
14:00	17°C	4.3

Wednesday, 14 October

Sunrise at 6:56

Best window: 8:00–14:00

Worth covering up from 11:00–16:00

Cruise ships in port: 4, 07:00–22:00

Most at once: 4, 16:00–16:30

The cool window runs into the hours ships are alongside — expect company on the stairs.

Ships: Luka Kotor A.D. (Port of Kotor) arrivals file

Time	Feels like	UV	Rain
8:00	9°C	0.3	0%
9:00	10°C	1.2	0%
10:00	11°C	2.4	0%
11:00	12°C	3.5	0%
12:00	14°C	4.3	0%
13:00	15°C	4.6	0%
14:00	15°C	4.3

For people going up

If you live in Montenegro

When the municipal assembly set the walls fee in October 2023, people with residence in Montenegro were exempt and foreign visitors pay €15. Bring ID to the ticket office at the Old Town entrance. If a guide or a sign says something different, the ticket office is the one to ask.

On a cruise-ship day

Under each day you will see how many ships the port lists, the hours they are alongside, and whether the cool window ends before the first one ties up. The port does not publish passenger numbers, so this page does not guess how crowded the stairs are — it only tells you the hours.

Worth knowing

What the fee is

In October 2023 Kotor's municipal assembly decided that foreign visitors pay €15 to walk the walls and the fortress, with an electronic ticket system and cameras on the walls planned. Some guides still print the old €8; the €15 is the decision. Check the ticket office for anything changed since.

N1 — Kotor starts charging for the walls

When to climb to San Giovanni

About these tools

The best window to go up today

The next few days

Today

Tuesday, 13 October

Wednesday, 14 October

For people going up

If you live in Montenegro

On a cruise-ship day

Worth knowing

What the fee is

Official information