Hotolisht climate — normals and trends
Hotolisht (Albania) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 1,062 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 August (19.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Hotolisht averages 92 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Hotolisht has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 113 to 71 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -22.2 °C (on 2 February 1991).
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
HotolishtElbasan County
- coords
- 41.16°, 20.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,062mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
169.8 cm
Average feels-like high
12.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 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
34.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-22.2 °C
2 February 1991
Wettest day
83 mm
1 December 2017
Windiest day
22.0 km/h
27 July 1955
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
21 January 1945
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-27.4 °C
2 February 1991
Snowiest day
33.1 cm
15 February 1991
Sunniest day
14.8 h
23 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | +4.7 °C | 107 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 35 mm | -67 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +4.9 °C | 135 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 14.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 102 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 127 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 26.3 °C | +4.5 °C | 11 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 10 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 50 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 181 mm | +89 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 287 mm | +161 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 41 mm | -81 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hotolisht?
Hotolisht has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 1,062 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hotolisht?
The hottest day measured in Hotolisht between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hotolisht?
The coldest day measured in Hotolisht between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1991, at -22.2 °C.
Does it snow in Hotolisht?
Yes. Hotolisht gets on average 169.8 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Hotolisht warmed?
Yes: Hotolisht warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hotolisht?
The wettest day measured in Hotolisht between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2017, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hotolisht?
The windiest day measured in Hotolisht between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1955, with winds reaching 22.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hotolisht?
The warmest month in Hotolisht is August (19.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Hotolisht?
Hotolisht receives on average 1,062 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hotolisht?
Hotolisht gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hotolisht?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hotolisht between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1991, with 33.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hotolisht?
Yes: Hotolisht has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hotolisht?
In Hotolisht, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -27.4 °C on 2 February 1991.
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