climigo

Kosovo

When to go?

The best months are May–September. Avoid January (freezing).

Climate zones

AlbaniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegroSerbiaPristinaPristinaPristinaPrizrenPrizrenPrizrenGjakovaGjakovaGjakovaGjilanGjilanGjilanFerizajFerizajFerizaj

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 4°−3° snow likely
February 6°−2°
March 10°1°
April 15°5°
May 20°9°
June 24°13°
July 27°15°
August 27°15°
September 22°10°
October 16°6°
November 10°2°
December 5°−2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−2.9 · 3.8 °CJanuary: −2.9 · 3.8 °C−1.8 · 6.1 °CFebruary: −1.8 · 6.1 °C0.7 · 10.1 °CMarch: 0.7 · 10.1 °C4.6 · 14.9 °CApril: 4.6 · 14.9 °C9.1 · 19.6 °CMay: 9.1 · 19.6 °C12.8 · 24.0 °CJune: 12.8 · 24.0 °C14.6 · 26.9 °CJuly: 14.6 · 26.9 °C14.5 · 27.2 °CAugust: 14.5 · 27.2 °C10.4 · 21.6 °CSeptember: 10.4 · 21.6 °C6.1 · 16.0 °COctober: 6.1 · 16.0 °C2.2 · 9.9 °CNovember: 2.2 · 9.9 °C−1.6 · 4.5 °CDecember: −1.6 · 4.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −2.9 – 3.8 °C
Feb −1.8 – 6.1 °C
Mar 0.7 – 10.1 °C
Apr 4.6 – 14.9 °C
May 9.1 – 19.6 °C
Jun 12.8 – 24.0 °C
Jul 14.6 – 26.9 °C
Aug 14.5 – 27.2 °C
Sep 10.4 – 21.6 °C
Oct 6.1 – 16.0 °C
Nov 2.2 – 9.9 °C
Dec −1.6 – 4.5 °C

How much it rains

January 69 mm9 d
February 56 mm8 d
March 66 mm10 d
April 68 mm10 d
May 78 mm11 d
June 70 mm9 d
July 61 mm6 d
August 54 mm6 d
September 71 mm7 d
October 80 mm8 d
November 86 mm9 d
December 86 mm10 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec69 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 69 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a day56 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 56 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day66 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 66 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day68 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a dayApril: 68 mm · 10 rain days · 7 mm a day78 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 78 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day70 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 70 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a day61 mm · 6 rain days · 10 mm a dayJuly: 61 mm · 6 rain days · 10 mm a day54 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 54 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day71 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a daySeptember: 71 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a day80 mm · 8 rain days · 10 mm a dayOctober: 80 mm · 8 rain days · 10 mm a day86 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a dayNovember: 86 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a day86 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 86 mm · 10 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 69 mm9 d
Feb 56 mm8 d
Mar 66 mm10 d
Apr 68 mm10 d
May 78 mm11 d
Jun 70 mm9 d
Jul 61 mm6 d
Aug 54 mm6 d
Sep 71 mm7 d
Oct 80 mm8 d
Nov 86 mm9 d
Dec 86 mm10 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 25
February 10 h 35
March 11 h 53
April 13 h 22
May 14 h 35
June 15 h 16
July 14 h 59
August 13 h 55
September 12 h 31
October 11 h 06
November 9 h 48
December 9 h 06

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 13 cm
February 14 cm
March 10 cm
April 3 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 2 cm
December 7 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13 cmJanuary: 13 cm14 cmFebruary: 14 cm10 cmMarch: 10 cm3 cmApril: 3 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm2 cmNovember: 2 cm7 cmDecember: 7 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 13 cm
Feb 14 cm
Mar 10 cm
Apr 3 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 2 cm
Dec 7 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities