Gjilan weather in December

In December, Gjilan sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gjilan's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gjilan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:03 AM – 3:57 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Gjilan is city in Kosovo.

Density
101/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical December day in Gjilan reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 10°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
170
260
360
460
56-1
66-1
75-1
85-1
95-1
105-1
115-2
125-2
134-2
144-2
154-2
164-2
174-2
184-2
194-3
204-3
214-3
224-3
234-3
243-3
253-3
263-3
273-3
283-3
293-3
303-3
313-3

How December really feels in Gjilan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gjilan weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°509.66.79.20.0
Feb / -2°519.26.610.30.5
Mar11° / 7111.64.611.62.6
Apr16° / 7913.11.313.14.5
May21° / 8414.5014.45.8
Jun25° / 13°7312.60156.6
Jul27° / 14°549.2014.86.9
Aug28° / 14°468.2013.76.9
Sep23° / 11°558.5012.37.1
Oct17° / 587.80.610.85.5
Nov10° / 579.62.99.62.3
Dec / -2°6610.76.48.90.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73862
83862
93961
103961
113961
124060
133961
143961
153862
163862
173862
183862
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203862
213862
223862
233862
243763
253862
263862
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283862
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Gjilan gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13814
23815
33815
43816
53816
63717
73717
83718
93718
103619
113620
123621
133621
143522
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283223
293223
303223
313123

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
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17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of December to 8 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 3:57 PM to 4:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.16:503:57
29.16:513:57
39.16:523:57
49.16:533:57
59.06:543:57
69.06:553:56
79.06:563:56
89.06:573:56
99.06:583:56
109.06:593:56
118.97:003:56
128.97:003:57
138.97:013:57
148.97:023:57
158.97:033:57
168.97:033:57
178.97:043:58
188.97:043:58
198.97:053:58
208.97:063:59
218.97:063:59
228.97:074:00
238.97:074:00
248.97:074:01
258.97:084:01
268.97:084:02
278.97:094:02
288.97:094:03
298.97:094:04
308.97:094:04
318.97:094:05

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.45 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.5Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.5Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.4Dim
151.4Dim
161.4Dim
171.4Dim
181.4Dim
191.4Dim
201.4Dim
211.4Dim
221.4Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.5Dim
291.5Dim
301.5Dim
311.5Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Gjilan?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gjilan.

What to pack for Gjilan in December

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

In December, Gjilan sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Gjilan in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gjilan peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJul 12UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gjilan?

Gjilan sits at 42.5°N, 21.5°E, 513 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Vitina, 18 km away.

VitinaFerizajPristinaLipkovoShtimeKosovo PoljeStaro Nagoričane

Topography around Gjilan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gjilan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 528 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,519 m.

The land around Gjilan is covered by cropland (38%), artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%), grassland (30%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
643 m
80 km
2,519 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Vitina 18 km · Ferizaj 28 km · Pristina 34 km · Lipkovo 35 km · Shtime 35 km · Vranje 37 km · Kosovo Polje 38 km · Staro Nagoričane 41 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 Gjilan (42.4605°, 21.4699°, elevation 513 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).