Krujë climate — normals and trends
Krujë (Albania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,364 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Krujë averages 26 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Krujë has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -17.3 °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
KrujëDurrës County
- coords
- 41.51°, 19.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
18.5°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,364mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.2 cm
Average feels-like high
18.3 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
37.2 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-17.3 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
114 mm
30 October 1940
Windiest day
41.1 km/h
17 October 1975
Strongest gust
114.8 km/h
13 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
21 July 2015
Coldest feels-like
-22.4 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
26.2 cm
20 March 2009
Sunniest day
14.8 h
14 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 | 12.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 155 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 12.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 41 mm | -88 mm |
| Mar | 16.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 175 mm | +50 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 70 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 21.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 87 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 1 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 17 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 110 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 53 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 201 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 16.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 420 mm | +236 mm |
| Dec | 12.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 31 mm | -130 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Krujë?
Krujë has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 1,364 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Krujë?
The hottest day measured in Krujë between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Krujë?
The coldest day measured in Krujë between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Krujë?
Yes. Krujë gets on average 15.2 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Krujë warmed?
Yes: Krujë warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Krujë?
The wettest day measured in Krujë between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1940, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Krujë?
The windiest day measured in Krujë between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1975, with winds reaching 41.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Krujë?
The warmest month in Krujë is August (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Krujë?
Krujë receives on average 1,364 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Krujë?
Krujë gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Krujë?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Krujë between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2009, with 26.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Krujë?
Yes: Krujë has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Krujë?
In Krujë, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 21 July 2015, and the lowest was -22.4 °C on 30 December 1941.
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