Dragash in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Dragash sees average daytime highs around 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 252 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Dragash's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dragash's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
2°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-6°C
Precipitation
252 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Dragash in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 2°C.

A typical winter day in Dragash reaches about 2°C and drops to -6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Dragash

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Dragash weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°7710.89.49.30.0
Feb / -6°7811.19.310.30.0
Mar / -2°9313.59.311.70.9
Apr12° / 11416.63.713.12.7
May17° / 13117.80.514.34.5
Jun21° / 10°10214.60156.0
Jul24° / 12°8411.7014.77.1
Aug24° / 13°7510.8013.77.2
Sep19° / 8211.3012.36.1
Oct14° / 8410.41.110.94.3
Nov / -0°89113.89.61.5
Dec / -5°97128.690.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Dragash gets around 252 mm of rain and snow over 34 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Dragash?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dragash.

What to pack for Dragash in Winter

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

In winter, Dragash sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Dragash in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dragash peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dragash?

Dragash sits at 42.0°N, 20.7°E, 1,062 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Kukës, 20 km away.

KukësPrizrenKamenjaneBogovinjeNegotinoTetovoBrvenicaGostivar

Topography around Dragash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dragash has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m around an average of 1,242 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,416 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,682 m.

The land around Dragash is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,016 m
16 km
2,416 m
80 km
2,682 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Kukës 20 km · Prizren 22 km · Kamenjane 24 km · Bogovinje 25 km · Negotino 25 km · Tetovo 26 km · Brvenica 28 km · Gostivar 33 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 Dragash (42.0265°, 20.6533°, elevation 1,062 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.