Burrel climate — normals and trends
Burrel (Albania) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,479 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Burrel averages 72 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Burrel has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 85 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -25.4 °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
BurrelDibër County
- coords
- 41.61°, 20.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,479mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
72 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.9 cm
Average feels-like high
15.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
36.4 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-25.4 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
94 mm
10 October 1980
Windiest day
24.9 km/h
17 October 1975
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
13 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
38.6 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-30.5 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
33.0 cm
20 March 2009
Sunniest day
14.8 h
23 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 | 9.8 °C | +4.3 °C | 161 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 9.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 47 mm | -91 mm |
| Mar | 14.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 186 mm | +51 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 112 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 126 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +4.8 °C | 12 mm | -74 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 20 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 96 mm | +39 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 71 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 244 mm | +100 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 379 mm | +198 mm |
| Dec | 10.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 38 mm | -130 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burrel?
Burrel has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,479 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burrel?
The hottest day measured in Burrel between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burrel?
The coldest day measured in Burrel between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -25.4 °C.
Does it snow in Burrel?
Yes. Burrel gets on average 103.9 cm of snow per year and has around 72 frost days.
Has the climate of Burrel warmed?
Yes: Burrel warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burrel?
The wettest day measured in Burrel between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1980, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burrel?
The windiest day measured in Burrel between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1975, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burrel?
The warmest month in Burrel is July (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Burrel?
Burrel receives on average 1,479 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burrel?
Burrel 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 Burrel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Burrel between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2009, with 33.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Burrel?
Yes: Burrel has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burrel?
In Burrel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.6 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -30.5 °C on 30 December 1941.
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