Peshkopi climate — normals and trends
Peshkopi (Albania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 1,095 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Peshkopi averages 127 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Peshkopi has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 144 to 110 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -32.4 °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
PeshkopiDibër County
- coords
- 41.69°, 20.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
3.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,095mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
127 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
252.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
0.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
33.3 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-32.4 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
72 mm
1 December 2017
Windiest day
22.5 km/h
5 August 1941
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
9 October 1964
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
7 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-37.2 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
36.1 cm
4 February 1998
Sunniest day
14.9 h
11 June 1942
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 | 4.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 118 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 4.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 34 mm | -65 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +5.7 °C | 124 mm | +30 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 121 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 15.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 125 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 24.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 19 mm | -63 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 22 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 22.7 °C | +3.4 °C | 53 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 12.0 °C | -1.9 °C | 172 mm | +81 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 257 mm | +135 mm |
| Dec | 5.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 36 mm | -81 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Peshkopi?
Peshkopi has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 1,095 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Peshkopi?
The hottest day measured in Peshkopi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Peshkopi?
The coldest day measured in Peshkopi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -32.4 °C.
Does it snow in Peshkopi?
Yes. Peshkopi gets on average 252.3 cm of snow per year and has around 127 frost days.
Has the climate of Peshkopi warmed?
Yes: Peshkopi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Peshkopi?
The wettest day measured in Peshkopi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2017, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Peshkopi?
The windiest day measured in Peshkopi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1941, with winds reaching 22.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Peshkopi?
The warmest month in Peshkopi is August (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Peshkopi?
Peshkopi receives on average 1,095 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Peshkopi?
Peshkopi gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Peshkopi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Peshkopi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1998, with 36.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Peshkopi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Peshkopi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Peshkopi?
In Peshkopi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 7 July 1988, and the lowest was -37.2 °C on 30 December 1941.
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