Gjilan weather in July

In July, Gjilan sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 54 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Gjilan's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gjilan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
4:15 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
38%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Gjilan reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 33°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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How July really feels in Gjilan

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.

Gjilan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-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°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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37822
47822
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gjilan gets around 54 mm of rain over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
335
435
534
634
733
833
932
1031
1130
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1329
1428
1528
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
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2327
2428
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2730
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3032
3132

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14537180
24438170
34438171
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104539151
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214539160
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234340170
244240181
254140181
263941191
273841201
283741211
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Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
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317calm

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 4:05 AM to 4:29 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:057:10
215.14:067:10
315.14:067:10
415.04:077:09
515.04:077:09
615.04:087:09
715.04:087:09
815.04:097:08
915.04:107:08
1015.04:107:08
1114.94:117:07
1214.94:127:07
1314.94:137:06
1414.94:137:06
1514.84:147:05
1614.84:157:04
1714.84:167:04
1814.84:177:03
1914.74:187:02
2014.74:187:02
2114.74:197:01
2214.74:207:00
2314.64:216:59
2414.64:226:58
2514.64:236:58
2614.54:246:57
2714.54:256:56
2814.54:266:55
2914.44:276:54
3014.44:286:53
3114.44:296:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.44 kWh/m².

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 — July's 6.44 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
66.5Intense
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236.3Intense
246.3Intense
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266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gjilan?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gjilan in July

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

In July, Gjilan sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Gjilan 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 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
July 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).