Pejë weather in March

In March, Pejë sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 98 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pejë's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pejë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
98 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:59 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
63%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
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 March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pejë reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-3
26-3
36-3
46-3
56-3
66-3
77-2
87-2
97-2
107-2
117-2
127-2
137-2
148-2
158-2
168-2
178-2
188-2
198-1
208-1
219-1
229-1
239-1
249-1
259-1
269-1
2790
28100
29100
30100
31100

How March really feels in Pejë

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March 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 March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Pejë weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63763
73862
83862
93961
103961
114060
124060
134060
144159
154258
164258
174258
184159
194258
204258
214258
224258
234159
244159
254060
264060
274159
284159
294060
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Pejë gets around 98 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 43% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14537
24537
34537
44536
54536
64536
74435
84435
94435
104334
114334
124234
134233
144133
154132
164132
174031
184030
194030
204029
214129
224128
234228
244227
254327
264326
274425
284425
294524
304623
314722

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March 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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:255:19
211.06:235:21
311.06:215:22
411.16:205:23
511.16:185:24
611.26:175:26
711.26:155:27
811.26:135:28
911.36:115:29
1011.36:105:31
1111.46:085:32
1211.46:065:33
1311.56:055:34
1411.56:035:35
1511.66:015:37
1611.65:595:38
1711.75:575:39
1811.75:565:40
1911.85:545:41
2011.85:525:42
2111.95:505:44
2211.95:495:45
2312.05:475:46
2412.05:455:47
2512.15:435:48
2612.15:415:50
2712.25:405:51
2812.25:385:52
2912.35:365:53
3012.35:345:54
3112.45:325:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.94 kWh/m².

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 — March's 3.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pejë?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pejë.

What to pack for Pejë in March

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

In March, Pejë sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pejë in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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
March 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).