Film production in Montenegro
Montenegro is covered here with 1 location. Between the longest and shortest day, usable light swings by up to 6h 10min depending on where you shoot — planning across the country is not planning one single kind of day.
Shooting hours in Podgorica across the year
Podgorica is the location covered here for this country. The table gives sunrise, sunset, usable daylight and the start of the evening golden hour for every month — computed from the coordinates (42.4304, 19.2594) in the Europe/Podgorica timezone.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Golden hour (evening, from) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:11 | 16:35 | 9h 25min | 15:51 |
| February | 06:41 | 17:15 | 10h 34min | 16:36 |
| March | 05:56 | 17:49 | 11h 53min | 17:12 |
| April | 06:03 | 19:24 | 13h 21min | 18:47 |
| May | 05:23 | 19:58 | 14h 35min | 19:17 |
| June | 05:06 | 20:22 | 15h 16min | 19:40 |
| July | 05:20 | 20:19 | 15h 00min | 19:38 |
| August | 05:50 | 19:46 | 13h 56min | 19:08 |
| September | 06:23 | 18:55 | 12h 32min | 18:18 |
| October | 06:56 | 18:03 | 11h 07min | 17:25 |
| November | 06:34 | 16:22 | 9h 48min | 15:40 |
| December | 07:06 | 16:12 | 9h 06min | 15:26 |
What that means for planning
In Podgorica, daylight swings by 6h 10min across the year. A schedule built around 15h 16min in June has only 9h 06min left in December — with the same setup count.
Concretely: in December, the sun in Podgorica sets at 16:12, with golden hour starting as early as 15:26. Put the exterior at the end of the day and you shoot it in the dark, or not at all.
TillyGen folds each location's sun position straight into the schedule. An exterior that no longer fits before sunset in December is flagged in the plan, not discovered on the day. The same calculation sits behind every location page for this country.
Permits and local requirements
Filming permits are granted locally almost everywhere, not nationally: the city or district you shoot in is the responsible body, and processing times differ considerably within the same country. Public space, traffic areas and drone flights each run through separate procedures.
File early enough that a refusal still leaves room for a cover location — not so late that the permit becomes the condition for the only possible shoot day. Only the responsible local authority gives binding information.
Frequently asked
How many locations in Montenegro are covered here?
1. Locations are included when there is an evidenced production landscape — not every town in the country.
Which location in Montenegro has the longest shooting days?
In June, Podgorica with 15h 16min of daylight. In December that drops to 9h 06min.
When is the best time to shoot in Montenegro?
On daylight length alone, June. Whether that also means the steadiest weather depends on the location — the individual location pages carry rain days and sunshine hours per month.
Do I need a separate permit for every location?
As a rule yes, as soon as public ground is involved. Private locations run through the owner; traffic areas and drones add further procedures. The local authority is always the binding source.