Prizren weather in August

In August, Prizren sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 44 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Prizren's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Prizren's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:49 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Prizren is city in Kosovo.

Density
201/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical August day in Prizren reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Prizren

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Prizren weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°609.16.29.30.0
Feb / -2°609.6610.30.8
Mar11° / 7510.64.511.62.7
Apr16° / 8412.61.713.14.5
May20° / 9112.60.214.46.1
Jun25° / 13°5610.30157.0
Jul28° / 15°477.6014.87.0
Aug28° / 15°446.9013.76.9
Sep23° / 11°557.7012.37.3
Oct17° / 618.10.610.85.9
Nov11° / 699.52.79.62.9
Dec / -2°7710.5690.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58317
68416
78416
88416
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Prizren gets around 44 mm of rain over 6.9 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
526
626
725
825
924
1023
1123
1222
1322
1421
1520
1620
1720
1819
1919
2019
2120
2220
2320
2421
2521
2621
2722
2822
2923
3023
3124

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1484111
2474112
3464112
4464112
5474112
6474112
7484012
8493911
9503911
10513811
11533710
12543610
1356359
1458348
1559347
1660337
1762326
1864315
1964315
2066304
2166304
2266304
2368293
2468293
2568293
2670282
2770282
2871272
2972262
3072262
3173252

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:34 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:346:53
214.34:356:51
314.24:366:50
414.24:376:49
514.24:386:48
614.14:396:47
714.14:406:45
814.14:416:44
914.04:426:43
1014.04:436:41
1113.94:446:40
1213.94:456:39
1313.94:466:37
1413.84:476:36
1513.84:486:34
1613.74:496:33
1713.74:506:31
1813.64:526:30
1913.64:536:28
2013.64:546:27
2113.54:556:25
2213.54:566:24
2313.44:576:22
2413.44:586:20
2513.34:596:19
2613.35:006:17
2713.25:016:15
2813.25:026:14
2913.15:036:12
3013.15:056:10
3113.05:066:09

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
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215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Prizren?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Prizren in August

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

In August, Prizren sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Prizren in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Prizren peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 15UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Prizren?

Prizren sits at 42.2°N, 20.7°E, 413 m above sea level, in Kosovo. The nearest listed city is Suva Reka, 18 km away.

Suva RekaOrahovacDragashTetovoTearceKukësGjakovëKamenjane

Topography around Prizren

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Prizren has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 668 m around an average of 512 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,261 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,634 m.

The land around Prizren is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (30%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
668 m
16 km
2,261 m
80 km
2,634 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Suva Reka 18 km · Orahovac 22 km · Dragash 22 km · Tetovo 30 km · Tearce 30 km · Kukës 30 km · Gjakovë 31 km · Kamenjane 34 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 Prizren (42.2139°, 20.7397°, elevation 413 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).