Pristina climate
Pristina is warmest in August, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -3.0 °C. May is the wettest month (73 mm) and August the driest (39 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Pristina averages 623 mm of rain, 74 days above 25 °C and 83 days below freezing.
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Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 28 °C
- Coldest month January -3.0 °C
- Driest month August 39 mm
- Wettest month May 73 mm
- Least cloud August 31 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -26 °C
What to expectPristina through the year
Pristina has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.3 °C in January to 28 °C in August, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 74 days a year reach 25 °C, 25 of them reach 30 °C, 83 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 39 mm in August to 73 mm in May. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3 °C | 42 mm | 62 % |
| February | 6.3 °C | 41 mm | 62 % |
| March | 10.6 °C | 58 mm | 58 % |
| April | 15.5 °C | 67 mm | 57 % |
| May | 20.3 °C | 73 mm | 56 % |
| June | 24.8 °C | 65 mm | 44 % |
| July | 27.4 °C | 46 mm | 34 % |
| August | 27.9 °C | 39 mm | 31 % |
| September | 22.4 °C | 45 mm | 45 % |
| October | 16.9 °C | 47 mm | 53 % |
| November | 10.7 °C | 46 mm | 61 % |
| December | 5.1 °C | 54 mm | 64 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3 °C | -3.0 °C | 0.2 °C | 15.2 °C | -25.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| February | 6.3 °C | -1.9 °C | 1.8 °C | 19.5 °C | -19.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| March | 10.6 °C | 1.0 °C | 5.5 °C | 22.6 °C | -17.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| April | 15.5 °C | 5.1 °C | 10.3 °C | 28.3 °C | -5.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 20.3 °C | 10.0 °C | 15.2 °C | 32.0 °C | 2.1 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.8 °C | 14.2 °C | 19.5 °C | 36.4 °C | 5.6 °C | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| July | 27.4 °C | 16.3 °C | 21.9 °C | 39.1 °C | 8.7 °C | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 27.9 °C | 16.6 °C | 22.1 °C | 38.5 °C | 7.4 °C | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| September | 22.4 °C | 12.2 °C | 17.0 °C | 34.1 °C | 2.0 °C | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 16.9 °C | 7.5 °C | 11.8 °C | 30.9 °C | -2.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 10.7 °C | 2.8 °C | 6.3 °C | 24.6 °C | -10.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| December | 5.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 1.4 °C | 14.6 °C | -19.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42 mm | 8 | 9.4 h/day | 62 % | 79 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 41 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 75 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 58 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 58 % | 71 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 67 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 57 % | 68 % | 14 km/h |
| May | 73 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 56 % | 68 % | 13 km/h |
| June | 65 mm | 11 | 15 h/day | 44 % | 65 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 46 mm | 8 | 15 h/day | 34 % | 59 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 39 mm | 7 | 14 h/day | 31 % | 58 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 45 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 45 % | 65 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 47 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 74 % | 12 km/h |
| November | 46 mm | 8 | 9.8 h/day | 61 % | 80 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 54 mm | 9 | 9.1 h/day | 64 % | 81 % | 12 km/h |
How Pristina compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pristina | 28 °C | -3.0 °C | 623 mm | 74 |
| Prizren · Kosovo | 29 °C | -1.7 °C | 766 mm | 89 |
| Skopje · North Macedonia | 31 °C | -2.0 °C | 531 mm | 113 |
| Niš · Serbia | 29 °C | -3.6 °C | 574 mm | 95 |
Where Pristina ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in September | 20th of 50 | 95/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Pristina.
QuestionsCommon questions about Pristina’s climate
When is the best time to visit Pristina?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Pristina get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 25 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -3.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 83 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Pristina?
May, averaging 73 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is August with 39 mm. The year as a whole averages 623 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Pristina rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 42.673°, 21.167° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.