Pejë weather in December

In December, Pejë sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 8.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Pejë's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pejë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-5°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
104 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 54 min
7:09 AM – 4:01 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
1.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pejë is city in Kosovo.

Density
81/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 5°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical December day in Pejë reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-2
25-3
35-3
45-3
54-3
64-3
74-3
84-3
94-4
103-4
113-4
123-4
133-4
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How December really feels in Pejë

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.

Pejë weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°77119.99.20.0
Feb / -5°8111.310.510.30.0
Mar / -2°9813.49.611.61.2
Apr13° / 10315.54.213.12.9
May18° / 11516.80.714.44.8
Jun22° / 10°9815.5015.15.9
Jul24° / 12°8913.5014.86.7
Aug24° / 12°7012.4013.76.8
Sep20° / 9111.80.112.36.0
Oct15° / 8510.21.310.84.3
Nov / -0°9811.44.69.61.5
Dec / -5°10412.19.78.90.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63862
73862
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103961
113961
123961
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Pejë gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14325
24225
34226
44226
54127
64127
74028
84028
93929
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303835
313835

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 (%)
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29100
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31100

Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December.

Across December, 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
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55calm
65calm
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125calm
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255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:56 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 4:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.16:564:02
29.16:574:01
39.16:584:01
49.06:594:01
59.07:004:01
69.07:014:01
79.07:024:00
89.07:024:00
99.07:034:00
108.97:044:00
118.97:054:01
128.97:064:01
138.97:064:01
148.97:074:01
158.97:084:01
168.97:094:01
178.97:094:02
188.97:104:02
198.97:104:02
208.97:114:03
218.97:124:03
228.97:124:04
238.97:124:04
248.97:134:05
258.97:134:05
268.97:144:06
278.97:144:06
288.97:144:07
298.97:144:08
308.97:154:08
318.97:154:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.52 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 1.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.6Dim
101.5Dim
111.5Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.5Dim
151.5Dim
161.5Dim
171.5Dim
181.5Dim
191.5Dim
201.5Dim
211.5Dim
221.5Dim
231.5Dim
241.5Dim
251.5Dim
261.5Dim
271.5Dim
281.6Dim
291.6Dim
301.6Dim
311.6Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Pejë?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pejë.

What to pack for Pejë in December

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

In December, Pejë sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pejë 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 Pejë 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 Pejë?

Pejë sits at 42.7°N, 20.3°E, 550 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Deçan, 13 km away.

DeçanIstokGjakovëLlazicëOrahovacGlogovacZvečanMitrovicë

Topography around Pejë

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pejë has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m around an average of 630 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,114 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,613 m.

The land around Pejë is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
640 m
16 km
2,114 m
80 km
2,613 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
December weather nearby: Deçan 13 km · Istok 21 km · Gjakovë 33 km · Llazicë 41 km · Orahovac 42 km · Glogovac 50 km · Zvečan 53 km · Mitrovicë 53 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 Pejë (42.6591°, 20.2883°, elevation 550 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).