Peja climate — normals and trends
Peja (Kosovo) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 1,129 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Peja averages 124 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Peja has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 140 to 108 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -30.8 °C (on 3 January 1940).
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
- 42.66°, 20.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
3.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,129mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
8.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
124 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
215.2 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
0.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 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
35.9 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-30.8 °C
3 January 1940
Wettest day
78 mm
8 November 2016
Windiest day
23.7 km/h
5 August 2021
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
15 May 2010
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-35.5 °C
3 January 1940
Snowiest day
32.1 cm
5 March 2015
Sunniest day
14.9 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 63 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 4.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 35 mm | -51 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 121 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 146 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 95 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +5.6 °C | 22 mm | -84 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +4.7 °C | 80 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 45 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 49 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 182 mm | +92 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 199 mm | +84 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 34 mm | -67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Peja?
Peja has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 1,129 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Peja?
The hottest day measured in Peja between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Peja?
The coldest day measured in Peja between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1940, at -30.8 °C.
Does it snow in Peja?
Yes. Peja gets on average 215.2 cm of snow per year and has around 124 frost days.
Has the climate of Peja warmed?
Yes: Peja warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Peja?
The wettest day measured in Peja between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 2016, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Peja?
The windiest day measured in Peja between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2021, with winds reaching 23.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Peja?
The warmest month in Peja is July (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Peja?
Peja receives on average 1,129 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Peja?
Peja gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Peja?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Peja between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2015, with 32.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Peja?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Peja.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Peja?
In Peja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 26 July 2025, and the lowest was -35.5 °C on 3 January 1940.
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