Tap water in Montenegro

Generally safe to drink

The WHO and UNICEF put safely managed drinking water within reach of 94% of people in Montenegro. National figures describe a country, not the tap in front of you.

What the sources say

WHO / UNICEF JMP

94% of the population has safely managed drinking water, meaning it is free from contamination at the point of use.

US CDC Travelers' Health

Advises travellers that tap water is generally not safe to drink in Montenegro.

Numbeo

71.21/100 on the water drinkability and accessibility index, which Numbeo reads as “High”. This one is crowdsourced from residents rather than measured.

Lonely Planet

As a general rule, tap water is drinkable in Montenegro but there can be problems. For instance, it's advisable not to drink the water in Herceg Novi in May as they close off and clean the pipes from the main reservoir (in Croatia) and revert to a local reservoir. Bottled water is cheap and readily available.

Safe nationally still means ask locally. Older buildings can carry lead or copper pipework, and a single street can differ from the network feeding it. If you are staying somewhere old, ask your host.

What bottled water costs you here

Drinking tap water instead of bottled would save one adult about 475$ a year in Montenegro, and keep several hundred plastic bottles out of circulation.

Work out your own saving

Places in Montenegro

Water quality is local. These places have their own readings.

Elsewhere in Europe