Gjilan climate — normals and trends
Gjilan (Kosovo) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 765 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Gjilan averages 95 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Gjilan has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 112 to 78 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -29.1 °C (on 30 December 1941).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 42.46°, 21.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
765mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
95 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
106.3 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.6 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
61 mm
17 September 1972
Windiest day
33.9 km/h
26 February 1989
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
26 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-33.7 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
28.2 cm
15 February 1991
Sunniest day
15.0 h
6 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 39 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 5.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | +5.0 °C | 68 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 77 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 76 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 6 mm | -75 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +5.7 °C | 15 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 38 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +4.1 °C | 35 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 172 mm | +112 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 182 mm | +110 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gjilan?
Gjilan has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 765 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gjilan?
The hottest day measured in Gjilan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gjilan?
The coldest day measured in Gjilan between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -29.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gjilan?
Yes. Gjilan gets on average 106.3 cm of snow per year and has around 95 frost days.
Has the climate of Gjilan warmed?
Yes: Gjilan warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gjilan?
The wettest day measured in Gjilan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 1972, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gjilan?
The windiest day measured in Gjilan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1989, with winds reaching 33.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gjilan?
The warmest month in Gjilan is July (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Gjilan?
Gjilan receives on average 765 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gjilan?
Gjilan gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gjilan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gjilan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1991, with 28.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gjilan?
Yes: Gjilan has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gjilan?
In Gjilan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -33.7 °C on 30 December 1941.
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