Pristina climate — normals and trends
Pristina (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 652 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 (20.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Pristina averages 86 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Pristina has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 103 to 69 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -29.7 °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
PristinaPristina
- coords
- 42.67°, 21.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.5°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
652mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
21.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
86 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.7 cm
Average feels-like high
13.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
41.2 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-29.7 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
42 mm
4 October 1957
Windiest day
33.6 km/h
5 April 2000
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
26 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
22 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-33.9 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
24.2 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 | 6.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 36 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 6.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 15 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 15.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 55 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 71 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 58 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +6.1 °C | 8 mm | -66 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +5.2 °C | 22 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 24 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +4.2 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | -1.9 °C | 161 mm | +113 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 125 mm | +67 mm |
| Dec | 6.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pristina?
Pristina has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 652 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pristina?
The hottest day measured in Pristina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pristina?
The coldest day measured in Pristina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -29.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pristina?
Yes. Pristina gets on average 86.7 cm of snow per year and has around 86 frost days.
Has the climate of Pristina warmed?
Yes: Pristina warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pristina?
The wettest day measured in Pristina between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1957, with 42 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pristina?
The windiest day measured in Pristina between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2000, with winds reaching 33.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pristina?
The warmest month in Pristina is July (20.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Pristina?
Pristina receives on average 652 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pristina?
Pristina 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 Pristina?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pristina between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1981, with 24.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pristina?
Yes: Pristina has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pristina?
In Pristina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 22 July 2007, and the lowest was -33.9 °C on 24 January 1942.
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