Prizren climate — normals and trends
Prizren (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 812 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 (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Prizren averages 90 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Prizren has warmed by +2.4 °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 107 to 73 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -29.5 °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
PrizrenPrizren
- coords
- 42.21°, 20.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.6°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
812mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
90 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
114.2 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °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
40.0 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-29.5 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
58 mm
2 June 1942
Windiest day
27.1 km/h
5 April 2000
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
23 February 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-34.3 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
37.2 cm
15 November 1981
Sunniest day
14.9 h
21 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 59 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | -41 mm |
| Mar | 14.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 75 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 145 mm | +61 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 61 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 29.7 °C | +5.8 °C | 12 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +5.3 °C | 15 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 42 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | -1.9 °C | 178 mm | +112 mm |
| Nov | 12.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 171 mm | +87 mm |
| Dec | 7.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | -44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prizren?
Prizren has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 812 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prizren?
The hottest day measured in Prizren between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prizren?
The coldest day measured in Prizren between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -29.5 °C.
Does it snow in Prizren?
Yes. Prizren gets on average 114.2 cm of snow per year and has around 90 frost days.
Has the climate of Prizren warmed?
Yes: Prizren warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prizren?
The wettest day measured in Prizren between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1942, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prizren?
The windiest day measured in Prizren between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2000, with winds reaching 27.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prizren?
The warmest month in Prizren is July (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Prizren?
Prizren receives on average 812 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prizren?
Prizren gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Prizren?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Prizren between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1981, with 37.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Prizren?
Yes: Prizren has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prizren?
In Prizren, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 26 July 2025, and the lowest was -34.3 °C on 30 December 1941.
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