Deçan weather in July

In July, Deçan sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 76 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Deçan's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deçan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:19 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Deçan reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22514
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62614
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102614
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312715

How July really feels in Deçan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

July 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 July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47723
57723
67822
77822
87921
97921
108020
118020
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138020
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317624

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Deçan gets around 76 mm of rain over 11.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
242
342
441
541
640
739
838
938
1037
1136
1235
1334
1434
1533
1633
1733
1833
1934
2034
2134
2235
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2436
2537
2638
2739
2840
2940
3041
3141

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1464311
2464311
3464311
4464311
5474310
6474310
7474310
8474310
9484210
10484210
11494210
1249419
1350419
1450419
1550428
1650428
1749438
1848448
1947458
2046469
2144479
2243489
2341499
24405010
25385210
26365410
27345511
28335611
29315712
30305812
31295813

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:10 AM to 4:34 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:107:15
215.14:107:15
315.14:117:15
415.14:117:14
515.04:127:14
615.04:127:14
715.04:137:14
815.04:147:13
915.04:147:13
1015.04:157:13
1114.94:167:12
1214.94:167:12
1314.94:177:11
1414.94:187:11
1514.94:197:10
1614.84:197:09
1714.84:207:09
1814.84:217:08
1914.84:227:07
2014.74:237:07
2114.74:247:06
2214.74:257:05
2314.64:267:04
2414.64:277:03
2514.64:287:02
2614.64:297:02
2714.54:307:01
2814.54:307:00
2914.54:316:59
3014.44:336:57
3114.44:346:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.46 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 — July's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.5Intense
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146.5Intense
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206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Deçan?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Deçan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Deçan in July

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

In July, Deçan sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Deçan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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
July 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).