climigo

Albania

When to go?

The best months are May–October.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

GreeceNorth MacedoniaKosovoMontenegroSerbiaDurrësDurrësDurrësTiranaTiranaTiranaShkodërShkodërShkodërVlorëVlorëVlorëGjirokastërGjirokastërGjirokastërButrint National ParkButrint National Park

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 7°−1°
February 9°0°
March 12°3°
April 16°6°
May 21°11°
June 26°14°
July 29°16°
August 29°16°
September 24°13°
October 18°9°
November 13°5°
December 8°1°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−0.5 · 7.2 °CJanuary: −0.5 · 7.2 °C0.3 · 8.6 °CFebruary: 0.3 · 8.6 °C2.7 · 11.8 °CMarch: 2.7 · 11.8 °C6.1 · 16.0 °CApril: 6.1 · 16.0 °C10.5 · 20.8 °CMay: 10.5 · 20.8 °C14.2 · 25.6 °CJune: 14.2 · 25.6 °C16.3 · 28.7 °CJuly: 16.3 · 28.7 °C16.4 · 28.9 °CAugust: 16.4 · 28.9 °C12.6 · 23.5 °CSeptember: 12.6 · 23.5 °C8.6 · 18.4 °COctober: 8.6 · 18.4 °C4.9 · 13.2 °CNovember: 4.9 · 13.2 °C1.0 · 8.3 °CDecember: 1.0 · 8.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −0.5 – 7.2 °C
Feb 0.3 – 8.6 °C
Mar 2.7 – 11.8 °C
Apr 6.1 – 16.0 °C
May 10.5 – 20.8 °C
Jun 14.2 – 25.6 °C
Jul 16.3 – 28.7 °C
Aug 16.4 – 28.9 °C
Sep 12.6 – 23.5 °C
Oct 8.6 – 18.4 °C
Nov 4.9 – 13.2 °C
Dec 1.0 – 8.3 °C

How much it rains

January 131 mm11 d
February 105 mm10 d
March 103 mm11 d
April 86 mm11 d
May 82 mm10 d
June 57 mm7 d
July 41 mm4 d
August 41 mm5 d
September 97 mm8 d
October 118 mm9 d
November 161 mm11 d
December 154 mm12 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec131 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a dayJanuary: 131 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a day105 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a dayFebruary: 105 mm · 10 rain days · 11 mm a day103 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayMarch: 103 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day86 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 86 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day82 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a dayMay: 82 mm · 10 rain days · 8 mm a day57 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 57 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day41 mm · 4 rain days · 10 mm a dayJuly: 41 mm · 4 rain days · 10 mm a day41 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a dayAugust: 41 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a day97 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a daySeptember: 97 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day118 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayOctober: 118 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day161 mm · 11 rain days · 15 mm a dayNovember: 161 mm · 11 rain days · 15 mm a day154 mm · 12 rain days · 13 mm a dayDecember: 154 mm · 12 rain days · 13 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 131 mm11 d
Feb 105 mm10 d
Mar 103 mm11 d
Apr 86 mm11 d
May 82 mm10 d
Jun 57 mm7 d
Jul 41 mm4 d
Aug 41 mm5 d
Sep 97 mm8 d
Oct 118 mm9 d
Nov 161 mm11 d
Dec 154 mm12 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 33
February 10 h 39
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 18
May 14 h 28
June 15 h 06
July 14 h 50
August 13 h 50
September 12 h 30
October 11 h 09
November 9 h 55
December 9 h 15

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 9 cm
February 13 cm
March 9 cm
April 2 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 4 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec9 cmJanuary: 9 cm13 cmFebruary: 13 cm9 cmMarch: 9 cm2 cmApril: 2 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm4 cmDecember: 4 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 9 cm
Feb 13 cm
Mar 9 cm
Apr 2 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 4 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Tourist areas

Cities