The climate of Tirana (Albania)
Tirana is both the capital and the largest city in Albania. With over
half a million inhabitants the agglomeration of Tirana is both the
political and economic center of the country. In this former Eastern
Bloc country the immense Skanderberg square commemorating the national
hero Gjergj Kastrioti is very impressive. Since the Iron Curtain fell
the city flourished. The surface of the urban area almost quadrupled
since 1990. The number of inhabitants underwent similar growth. Tirana
is situated at 100 meters above sea level on a plateau. Tirana has a
Mediterranean climate with warm summers and mild winters. Subzero
temperatures are uncommon, but may occur from the end of October till
early May. Temperatures below minus 10 degrees Celsius are uncommon.
Summers may get warm. Daytime temperatures are around or just above 30
degrees Celsius on average. During July and August peaks of 40 degrees
Celsius are not uncommon. Summers are the driest periods in Tirana.
July and August get about 30 millimeters of rain per month. During the
winter precipitation figures of 150-200 millimeters per month are not
uncommon. About 1300 millimeters of precipitation falls on a yearly
basis in Tirana mostly in the form of rain. The number of snowy days
are few and far between.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Tirana:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
10
2
4
14
15
February
12
2
4
12
14
March
14
3
5
14
14
April
18
7
6
13
15
May
23
12
8
10
18
June
27
12
10
8
22
July
30
17
11
5
24
August
30
17
10
6
25
September
27
14
9
8
24
October
21
9
6
9
22
November
15
5
4
13
19
December
11
3
4
14
16
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
