Kosovo weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall across Kosovo, based on 30 years of climate data.

Best: early May to mid October

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.

MonthHigh / LowRainfallWet days
Jan / -3°42 mm8.4
Feb / -2°41 mm8.5
Mar11° / 59 mm10.9
Apr16° / 68 mm11.6
May21° / 10°76 mm13
Jun25° / 13°65 mm12
Jul28° / 15°51 mm9.2
Aug28° / 15°40 mm7.6
Sep23° / 11°45 mm7.4
Oct17° / 46 mm7.2
Nov11° / 46 mm8.2
Dec / -2°54 mm9.2

Weather across Kosovo

Climate varies from region to region. Gjakovë is the warmest of these cities, averaging 11°, close to Mitrovicë.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGjakovëPrizrenPristinaFerizajGjilanMitrovicë
CityThrough the yearAvgWarmestBest month
Pristina
Pristina
11°22° (Jul)Sep
Prizren
Prizren
11°22° (Jul)Sep
Mitrovicë
Mitrovica
10°20° (Jul)Aug
Gjakovë
Gjakova
11°22° (Jul)Sep
Ferizaj
Ferizaj
11°21° (Jul)Sep
Gjilan
Gjilan
11°21° (Jul)Sep

Climate in Pristina

Full Pristina forecast

Pristina is the largest city in Kosovo; its cloud cover, humidity, wind and sunshine are typical of the surrounding region.

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 15 · 81%Feb 17 · 37%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHumidity comfort

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/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeMar 9 · 9 km/hAug 11 · 7 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan8calm
Feb9calm
Mar9calm
Apr9calm
May8calm
Jun7calm
Jul7calm
Aug7calm
Sep7calm
Oct7calm
Nov8calm
Dec8calm

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.

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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.

012345678JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmerbrighterdimmerdimmoderatebrightintenseJun 256.5 kWhDec 171.4 kWh

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
Muslim 96%Roman Catholic 2%Orthodox 2%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.