Pejë weather in May

In May, Pejë sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 16.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pejë's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pejë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:22 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical May day in Pejë reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5165
6165
7176
8176
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
15177
16187
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28198
29198
30198
31198

How May really feels in Pejë

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Pejë weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
43961
53961
64060
74060
84060
94060
104159
114159
124258
134258
144159
154159
164258
174258
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254357
264357
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284357
294357
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Pejë gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 16.8 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1523
2523
3522
4522
5522
6522
7522
8522
9523
10523
11523
12513
13513
14513
15512
16522
17522
18532
19542
20542
21552
22562
23562
24572
25572
26582
27582
28582
29582
30581
31581

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27982
28982
29982
30973
31964

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:41 AM to 4:10 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:416:31
213.94:396:32
313.94:386:33
414.04:376:35
514.04:356:36
614.04:346:37
714.14:336:38
814.14:326:39
914.24:306:40
1014.24:296:41
1114.24:286:42
1214.34:276:44
1314.34:266:45
1414.44:246:46
1514.44:236:47
1614.44:226:48
1714.54:216:49
1814.54:206:50
1914.54:196:51
2014.64:186:52
2114.64:176:53
2214.64:176:54
2314.74:166:55
2414.74:156:56
2514.74:146:57
2614.74:136:58
2714.84:136:59
2814.84:127:00
2914.84:117:01
3014.84:117:01
3114.94:107:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.68 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 — May's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pejë?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Pejë for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pejë in May

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

In May, Pejë sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Pejë in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — 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
May 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).