Lezhë climate — normals and trends
Lezhë (Albania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,287 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lezhë averages 27 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Lezhë has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 34 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -20.6 °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
LezhëLezhë County
- coords
- 41.78°, 19.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.2°C
Average daily high
18.8°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,287mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.0 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
39.0 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
140 mm
17 September 2022
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
23 February 2019
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
13 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-25.8 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
9 February 1965
Sunniest day
14.8 h
16 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 141 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 12.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -97 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 143 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 75 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 70 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +5.0 °C | 1 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 19 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 85 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | -56 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 201 mm | +62 mm |
| Nov | 16.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 375 mm | +195 mm |
| Dec | 12.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 26 mm | -132 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lezhë?
Lezhë has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.2 °C and it receives 1,287 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lezhë?
The hottest day measured in Lezhë between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lezhë?
The coldest day measured in Lezhë between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lezhë?
Yes. Lezhë gets on average 18.0 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Lezhë warmed?
Yes: Lezhë warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lezhë?
The wettest day measured in Lezhë between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2022, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lezhë?
The windiest day measured in Lezhë between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2019, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lezhë?
The warmest month in Lezhë is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Lezhë?
Lezhë receives on average 1,287 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lezhë?
Lezhë 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 Lezhë?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lezhë between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1965, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lezhë?
Yes: Lezhë has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lezhë?
In Lezhë, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -25.8 °C on 30 December 1941.
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