class="apple-converted-space"> of the
Prokletije
mountains to the northwest, being only
a quarter of what is received on the Adriatic Sea coast at the same latitude.
The summers are long, hot and humid, while the winters are short, relatively
cold, and wet. Snowfalls are common in the winter period, but heavy snow
accumulation is rare and the snow cover lasts only for few days. In summer,
temperatures are usually above
31
°C
(88 °F)
and sometimes above
40 °C
(104 °F). In spring and autumn,
the temperatures range from 15 to 24 °C (59 to 75 °F). In winter, the
day temperatures are roughly
6 °C
(43 °F), but at nights they often
fall below
0 °C
(32 °F)
and sometimes below
−10 °C
(14 °F). Occurrences of
precipitation are evenly distributed throughout the year, being heaviest from
October to December and from April to June.
