Deçan weather in September

In September, Deçan sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 89 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Deçan's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deçan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:25 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical September day in Deçan reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12412
22412
32412
42412
52312
62312
72311
82311
92311
102211
112211
122211
132211
142211
152210
162110
172110
182110
192110
202110
212010
222010
23209
24209
25209
26209
27199
28199
29199
30199

How September really feels in Deçan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
36931
46832
56733
66634
76535
86436
96337
106238
116238
126040
136040
146040
155941
165941
175842
185644
195644
205644
215644
225545
235446
245446
255446
265446
275446
285347
295347
305347

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Deçan gets around 89 mm of rain over 10.4 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
131
232
332
432
533
633
733
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1634
1734
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2836
2936
3036

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169301
270291
371281
472271
574260
675250
776240
877230
978220
1079210
1179210
1280200
1381190
1482180
1583170
1683170
1784160
1885150
1986140
2087130
2187130
2288120
2388120
2489110
2589110
2690100
279190
289190
299280
309280

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of September to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:086:09
213.05:096:07
312.95:106:05
412.95:116:04
512.85:136:02
612.85:146:00
712.75:155:58
812.75:165:56
912.65:175:55
1012.65:185:53
1112.55:195:51
1212.55:205:49
1312.45:215:47
1412.45:225:45
1512.35:245:44
1612.35:255:42
1712.25:265:40
1812.25:275:38
1912.15:285:36
2012.15:295:34
2112.05:305:32
2212.05:315:31
2311.95:325:29
2411.95:345:27
2511.85:355:25
2611.85:365:23
2711.75:375:21
2811.75:385:20
2911.65:395:18
3011.65:405:16

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.35 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 — September's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.6Moderate
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Deçan?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Deçan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Deçan in September

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

In September, Deçan sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Deçan in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 6 — 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
September 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).