Kosovo weather by month
Average temperatures and rainfall across Kosovo, based on 30 years of climate data.
The average temperature in Kosovo is around 11° across the year, though it swings month to month and from region to region. The figures below show the monthly pattern for Pristina.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 28°
- Coldest
- Jan
- -3°
- Wettest
- May
- 76 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 40 mm
- Annual avg
- 11°
- year-round
- Rain / yr
- 634 mm
- 113 wet days
- Largest city
- Pristina
- 550k people
- Cities
- 21
- with climate data
Monthly climate (Pristina)
Average highs, lows and rainfall through the year for Pristina, Kosovo's largest city.
| Month | High / Low | Rainfall | Wet days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° / -3° | 42 mm | 8.4 |
| Feb | 7° / -2° | 41 mm | 8.5 |
| Mar | 11° / 2° | 59 mm | 10.9 |
| Apr | 16° / 6° | 68 mm | 11.6 |
| May | 21° / 10° | 76 mm | 13 |
| Jun | 25° / 13° | 65 mm | 12 |
| Jul | 28° / 15° | 51 mm | 9.2 |
| Aug | 28° / 15° | 40 mm | 7.6 |
| Sep | 23° / 11° | 45 mm | 7.4 |
| Oct | 17° / 7° | 46 mm | 7.2 |
| Nov | 11° / 2° | 46 mm | 8.2 |
| Dec | 5° / -2° | 54 mm | 9.2 |
Weather across Kosovo
Climate varies from region to region. Gjakovë is the warmest of these cities, averaging 11°, close to Mitrovicë.
Climate in Pristina
Full Pristina forecastPristina is the largest city in Kosovo; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast through the year.
In Pristina, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 30 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around October 6. The clearest month is August, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 79% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 7 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around May 29. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 61% of the time.
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Pristina is steady company: average speeds sit near 8 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | calm |
| Feb | 9 | calm |
| Mar | 9 | calm |
| Apr | 9 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 7 | calm |
| Jul | 7 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 8 | calm |
| Dec | 8 | calm |
Best time to visit Kosovo
A 0–10 score combining daytime comfort, chance of rain and cloud cover — the sweet spot runs early May to mid October.
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Pristina receives about 4.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.4 and 6.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Mar 21 to Sep 20. The brightest month is June, averaging about 6.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 1.5 kWh/m² — roughly 77% less than the June peak.
Where is Kosovo?
Kosovo sits around 42.7°N, 21.2°E. The marker shows Pristina, its largest city, among 21 cities with climate data here.
Kosovo travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 41% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $7,899
- 2025
- Homicide rate
- 1.9
- per 100k, 2021
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Cities in Kosovo
- 1Pristina0°–22°550kSep
- 2Prizren0°–22°171kSep
- 3MitrovicëMitrovica0°–20°107kAug
- 4GjakovëGjakova1°–22°94kSep
- 5Suva RekaPrizren0°–22°72kSep
- 6Ferizaj0°–21°60kSep
- 7GlogovacPristina0°–22°59kSep
- 8Gjilan0°–21°52kSep
- 9DeçanGjakova0°–20°51kAug
- 10PejëPec-2°–18°49kAug
- 11VitinaGjilan0°–21°47kSep
- 12IstokPec0°–20°40kAug
- 13ShtimeFerizaj1°–22°35kSep
- 14PodujevaPristina0°–21°35kAug
- 15DragashPrizren-3°–18°35kAug
- 16VushtrriMitrovica0°–22°31kSep
- 17OrahovacGjakova2°–24°22kSep
- 18LlazicëPrizren2°–24°20kSep
- 19LeposaviqMitrovica0°–20°19kAug
- 20ZvečanMitrovica0°–20°17kAug
- 21Kosovo PoljePristina0°–22°16kSep