Pejë weather in October

In October, Pejë sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Pejë's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pejë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
5:59 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical October day in Pejë reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 5°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3176
4176
5166
6166
7166
8166
9166
10165
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16154
17144
18144
19144
20144
21143
22133
23133
24133
25133
26133
27133
28122
29122
30122
31122

How October really feels in Pejë

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24852
34852
44951
54951
64951
74852
84852
94753
104852
114753
124852
134852
144852
154951
164852
174951
184951
194852
204951
214951
225050
235050
245050
255050
264951
274951
284951
294951
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Pejë gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1352
2352
3352
4342
5342
6342
7342
8343
9353
10353
11353
12353
13354
14354
15354
16354
17355
18355
19345
20345
21346
22336
23336
24326
25326
26316
27316
28316
29316
30316
31316

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October 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 (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 4:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:425:14
211.55:435:12
311.45:445:11
411.45:455:09
511.35:465:07
611.35:475:05
711.25:495:03
811.25:505:02
911.25:515:00
1011.15:524:58
1111.15:534:57
1211.05:554:55
1311.05:564:53
1410.95:574:52
1510.95:584:50
1610.85:594:48
1710.86:014:47
1810.76:024:45
1910.76:034:44
2010.66:044:42
2110.66:064:41
2210.56:074:39
2310.56:084:38
2410.46:094:36
2510.46:114:35
2610.46:124:33
2710.36:134:32
2810.36:144:31
2910.26:164:29
3010.26:174:28
3110.16:184:27

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.97 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 — October's 2.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.5Moderate
312.5Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Pejë?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Pejë for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pejë in October

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

In October, Pejë sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Pejë in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — 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
October 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).