Deçan weather in April

In April, Deçan sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 101 mm of precipitation across 14 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Deçan's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deçan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
101 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:04 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
61%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Deçan is town in Kosovo.

Density
281/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Deçan reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3122
4123
5133
6133
7133
8133
9133
10133
11133
12134
13144
14144
15144
16144
17144
18144
19154
20155
21155
22155
23165
24165
25166
26166
27166
28176
29176
30176

How April really feels in Deçan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Deçan weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°10011.78.39.20.0
Feb / -3°10311.47.910.30.3
Mar10° / 112136.511.62.0
Apr14° / 101142.213.13.8
May19° / 9815.4014.45.4
Jun24° / 12°7813.4015.16.5
Jul26° / 14°7611.5014.86.8
Aug26° / 14°5510.3013.77.0
Sep21° / 10°8910.4012.36.6
Oct16° / 10210.90.710.85.0
Nov10° / 12811.73.19.62.2
Dec / -3°13812.97.38.90.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54555
64456
74456
84456
94456
104258
114357
124357
134357
144456
154456
164456
174555
184555
194654
204654
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Deçan gets around 101 mm of rain and snow over 14 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14413
24512
34512
44611
54611
64711
74811
84910
94910
105010
115110
125110
135110
145110
155110
16519
17509
18498
19498
20487
21476
22466
23455
24444
25443
26433
27432
28432
29431
30431

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:315:56
212.55:295:58
312.55:275:59
412.65:256:00
512.65:236:01
612.75:226:02
712.75:206:03
812.85:186:04
912.85:166:06
1012.95:156:07
1112.95:136:08
1213.05:116:09
1313.05:096:10
1413.15:086:11
1513.15:066:13
1613.25:046:14
1713.25:036:15
1813.25:016:16
1913.34:596:17
2013.34:586:18
2113.44:566:19
2213.44:556:21
2313.54:536:22
2413.54:526:23
2513.64:506:24
2613.64:486:25
2713.74:476:26
2813.74:456:28
2913.74:446:29
3013.84:436:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Deçan?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Deçan.

What to pack for Deçan in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Deçan sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Deçan in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Deçan peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Deçan?

Deçan sits at 42.5°N, 20.3°E, 612 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Pejë, 13 km away.

PejëGjakovëIstokOrahovacLlazicëSuva RekaGlogovacPrizren

Topography around Deçan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Deçan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deçan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m around an average of 652 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,274 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,690 m.

The land around Deçan is covered by trees (44%), grassland (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
533 m
16 km
2,274 m
80 km
2,690 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Pejë 13 km · Gjakovë 21 km · Istok 31 km · Orahovac 34 km · Llazicë 39 km · Suva Reka 48 km · Glogovac 51 km · Prizren 52 km

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.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Deçan (42.5402°, 20.2879°, elevation 612 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).