Shtime climate — normals and trends
Shtime (Kosovo) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 627 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Shtime averages 84 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Shtime has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 101 to 67 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -30.1 °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
ShtimeFerizaj
- coords
- 42.43°, 21.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
15.9°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
627mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
84 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
86.3 cm
Average feels-like high
14.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
40.9 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-30.1 °C
24 January 1942
Wettest day
49 mm
4 October 1957
Windiest day
34.9 km/h
5 April 2000
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
5 May 1954
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
23 August 2007
Coldest feels-like
-35.1 °C
24 January 1942
Snowiest day
30.1 cm
15 November 1981
Sunniest day
14.9 h
26 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 42 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 50 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 17.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 94 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 20.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 48 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +6.5 °C | 11 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +5.3 °C | 11 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 30 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 27 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 166 mm | +117 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 125 mm | +62 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shtime?
Shtime has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 627 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shtime?
The hottest day measured in Shtime between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shtime?
The coldest day measured in Shtime between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1942, at -30.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shtime?
Yes. Shtime gets on average 86.3 cm of snow per year and has around 84 frost days.
Has the climate of Shtime warmed?
Yes: Shtime warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shtime?
The wettest day measured in Shtime between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1957, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shtime?
The windiest day measured in Shtime between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 2000, with winds reaching 34.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shtime?
The warmest month in Shtime is July (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Shtime?
Shtime receives on average 627 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shtime?
Shtime 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 Shtime?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shtime between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1981, with 30.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shtime?
Yes: Shtime has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shtime?
In Shtime, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 23 August 2007, and the lowest was -35.1 °C on 24 January 1942.
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