Lipljan climate — normals and trends
Lipljan (Kosovo) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 649 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Lipljan averages 89 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Lipljan has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 106 to 72 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -29.3 °C (on 24 January 1942).
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
LipljanPristina
- coords
- 42.52°, 21.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
649mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
89 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
88.0 cm
Average feels-like high
13.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
40.3 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-29.3 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
4 October 1957
Windiest day
31.9 km/h
5 April 2000
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
5 May 1954
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
27.4 cm
15 November 1981
Sunniest day
15.0 h
11 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 39 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 13 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +5.2 °C | 52 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 78 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 59 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +6.0 °C | 9 mm | -58 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +5.2 °C | 11 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 30 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 27 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | -2.1 °C | 162 mm | +111 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 134 mm | +72 mm |
| Dec | 6.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 21 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lipljan?
Lipljan has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 649 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lipljan?
The hottest day measured in Lipljan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lipljan?
The coldest day measured in Lipljan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -29.3 °C.
Does it snow in Lipljan?
Yes. Lipljan gets on average 88.0 cm of snow per year and has around 89 frost days.
Has the climate of Lipljan warmed?
Yes: Lipljan warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lipljan?
The wettest day measured in Lipljan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1957, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lipljan?
The windiest day measured in Lipljan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2000, with winds reaching 31.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lipljan?
The warmest month in Lipljan is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lipljan?
Lipljan receives on average 649 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lipljan?
Lipljan gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lipljan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lipljan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1981, with 27.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lipljan?
Yes: Lipljan has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lipljan?
In Lipljan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.5 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 24 January 1942.
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