Deçan weather in May

In May, Deçan sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 98 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Deçan's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deçan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:23 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
60%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical May day in Deçan reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
8188
9188
10188
11198
12198
13198
14198
15198
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282110
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302110
312110

How May really feels in Deçan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

May 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 May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54654
64654
74654
84654
94753
104753
114852
124852
134753
144753
154852
164852
174852
184852
194852
204852
214753
224951
234951
244951
255050
265050
275149
285149
295347
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Deçan gets around 98 mm of rain over 15.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
344
444
544
644
745
845
945
1045
1145
1246
1346
1446
1547
1648
1748
1849
1950
2051
2152
2253
2353
2454
2554
2655
2755
2854
2954
3053
3152

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15982
16982
17982
18973
19973
20964
21964
22955
23955
24946
25937
26937
27928
289010
298911
308812
318713

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:41 AM to 4:11 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:416:31
213.94:406:32
313.94:386:33
414.04:376:34
514.04:366:36
614.04:346:37
714.14:336:38
814.14:326:39
914.24:316:40
1014.24:296:41
1114.24:286:42
1214.34:276:43
1314.34:266:44
1414.34:256:45
1514.44:246:47
1614.44:236:48
1714.54:226:49
1814.54:216:50
1914.54:206:51
2014.64:196:52
2114.64:186:53
2214.64:176:54
2314.64:166:55
2414.74:156:56
2514.74:156:57
2614.74:146:58
2714.84:136:58
2814.84:126:59
2914.84:127:00
3014.84:117:01
3114.94:117:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.79 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 — May's 5.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Deçan?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Deçan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Deçan in May

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

In May, Deçan sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Deçan in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — 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
May 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).