Istok weather in July

In July, Istok sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 72 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Istok's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Istok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:18 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Istok is town in Kosovo.

Density
88/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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Istok reaches about 26°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 21°C and 32°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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112613
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How July really feels in Istok

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.

Istok weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°579.76.49.20.0
Feb / -3°599.66.610.30.4
Mar10° / 7611.95.111.62.2
Apr15° / 8113.51.613.14.0
May19° / 8714.50.114.45.6
Jun24° / 12°7513.5015.16.4
Jul26° / 14°7210.8014.86.8
Aug27° / 14°499.3013.77.1
Sep22° / 10°679.4012.36.8
Oct16° / 668.90.710.85.2
Nov10° / 739.72.79.62.2
Dec / -3°7810.76.38.90.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37228
47327
57327
67327
77426
87426
97426
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Istok gets around 72 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
240
340
440
540
639
739
838
937
1036
1135
1234
1333
1433
1532
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2332
2432
2533
2634
2734
2835
2936
3036
3137

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1474210
2474210
3474310
4474310
5484310
648439
748439
848439
949439
1049428
1150428
1250428
1351418
1451418
1551427
1651427
1750428
1849438
1948448
2047458
2146469
2244479
2342489
24414910
25395110
26375211
27365311
28345412
29335512
30315613
31315514

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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305calm
315calm

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 4:08 AM to 4:32 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.14:087:15
215.14:087:15
315.14:097:15
415.14:107:14
515.14:107:14
615.14:117:14
715.04:117:14
815.04:127:13
915.04:137:13
1015.04:137:13
1115.04:147:12
1214.94:157:12
1314.94:167:11
1414.94:167:11
1514.94:177:10
1614.94:187:09
1714.84:197:09
1814.84:207:08
1914.84:217:07
2014.84:217:07
2114.74:227:06
2214.74:237:05
2314.74:247:04
2414.64:257:03
2514.64:267:02
2614.64:277:01
2714.54:287:00
2814.54:296:59
2914.54:306:58
3014.44:316:57
3114.44:326:56

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
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256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Istok?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Istok in July

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

In July, Istok sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Istok 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 Istok peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Istok?

Istok sits at 42.8°N, 20.5°E, 465 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Pejë, 21 km away.

PejëDeçanZvečanMitrovicëLlazicëGlogovacVushtrriNovi Pazar

Topography around Istok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Istok has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m around an average of 634 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,764 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,450 m.

The land around Istok is covered by trees (40%), cropland (28%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (31%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
997 m
16 km
1,764 m
80 km
2,450 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Pejë 21 km · Deçan 31 km · Zvečan 32 km · Mitrovicë 33 km · Llazicë 34 km · Glogovac 37 km · Vushtrri 39 km · Novi Pazar 40 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 Istok (42.7808°, 20.4875°, elevation 465 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).