Kukës climate — normals and trends
Kukës (Albania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 1,149 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 (18.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kukës averages 120 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 147 rainy days per year.
Kukës has warmed by +2.1 °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 137 to 104 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -31.2 °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
KukësKukës County
- coords
- 42.08°, 20.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
3.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,149mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
120 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
147 d/yr
Annual snowfall
223.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °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
36.7 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-31.2 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
72 mm
16 September 1972
Windiest day
24.0 km/h
20 August 1945
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
9 October 1964
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-35.8 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
36.3 cm
15 November 1981
Sunniest day
14.9 h
6 June 1941
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 | 4.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 98 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 4.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 30 mm | -64 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +5.2 °C | 119 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 13.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 193 mm | +79 mm |
| May | 15.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 104 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 29 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 20 mm | -45 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 68 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 61 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 183 mm | +90 mm |
| Nov | 10.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 231 mm | +112 mm |
| Dec | 5.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 38 mm | -73 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kukës?
Kukës has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 1,149 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kukës?
The hottest day measured in Kukës between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kukës?
The coldest day measured in Kukës between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -31.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kukës?
Yes. Kukës gets on average 223.7 cm of snow per year and has around 120 frost days.
Has the climate of Kukës warmed?
Yes: Kukës warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kukës?
The wettest day measured in Kukës between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1972, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kukës?
The windiest day measured in Kukës between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1945, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kukës?
The warmest month in Kukës is August (18.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kukës?
Kukës receives on average 1,149 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 147 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kukës?
Kukës gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kukës?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kukës between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1981, with 36.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kukës?
Yes: Kukës has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kukës?
In Kukës, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 26 July 2025, and the lowest was -35.8 °C on 30 December 1941.
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