Berat climate — normals and trends
Berat (Albania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 913 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Berat averages 42 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Berat has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 49 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -20.2 °C (on 14 January 1968).
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
BeratBerat County
- coords
- 40.71°, 19.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.9°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
913mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.7 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
39.9 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-20.2 °C
14 January 1968
Wettest day
111 mm
20 September 2011
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
2 December 1962
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
31 March 2022
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-25.4 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
20 March 2009
Sunniest day
14.8 h
15 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 83 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 12.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 21 mm | -64 mm |
| Mar | 16.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 118 mm | +29 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 71 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 82 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +4.6 °C | 14 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 11 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 54 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 19.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 120 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 16.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 258 mm | +145 mm |
| Dec | 13.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 30 mm | -73 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Berat?
Berat has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.9 °C and it receives 913 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Berat?
The hottest day measured in Berat between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Berat?
The coldest day measured in Berat between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at -20.2 °C.
Does it snow in Berat?
Yes. Berat gets on average 30.0 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Berat warmed?
Yes: Berat warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Berat?
The wettest day measured in Berat between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2011, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Berat?
The windiest day measured in Berat between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1962, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Berat?
The warmest month in Berat is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Berat?
Berat receives on average 913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Berat?
Berat gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Berat?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Berat between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2009, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Berat?
Yes: Berat has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Berat?
In Berat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -25.4 °C on 14 January 1968.
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