Bulqize climate — normals and trends
Bulqize (Albania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,484 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Bulqize averages 106 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Bulqize has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 123 to 89 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -30.1 °C (on 30 December 1941).
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
BulqizeDibër County
- coords
- 41.49°, 20.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
4.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,484mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
106 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
184.6 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
35.1 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-30.1 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
90 mm
1 December 2017
Windiest day
20.6 km/h
19 March 1997
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
26 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
38.0 cm
1 March 1988
Sunniest day
14.8 h
24 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 | 7.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 150 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 48 mm | -91 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 173 mm | +42 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 135 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 17.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 152 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 18 mm | -78 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 21 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 81 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 80 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 259 mm | +124 mm |
| Nov | 11.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 352 mm | +178 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 43 mm | -124 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bulqize?
Bulqize has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 1,484 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bulqize?
The hottest day measured in Bulqize between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bulqize?
The coldest day measured in Bulqize between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -30.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bulqize?
Yes. Bulqize gets on average 184.6 cm of snow per year and has around 106 frost days.
Has the climate of Bulqize warmed?
Yes: Bulqize warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bulqize?
The wettest day measured in Bulqize between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2017, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bulqize?
The windiest day measured in Bulqize between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1997, with winds reaching 20.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bulqize?
The warmest month in Bulqize is July (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bulqize?
Bulqize receives on average 1,484 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bulqize?
Bulqize gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bulqize?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bulqize between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1988, with 38.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bulqize?
Yes: Bulqize has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bulqize?
In Bulqize, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 26 July 2025, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 30 December 1941.
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