Pogradec climate — normals and trends
Pogradec (Albania) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 853 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Pogradec averages 80 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Pogradec 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 104 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -19.4 °C (on 4 January 1979).
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
PogradecKorçë County
- coords
- 40.90°, 20.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
13.8°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
853mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
8.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
80 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
145.0 cm
Average feels-like high
12.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
34.1 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-19.4 °C
4 January 1979
Wettest day
66 mm
1 December 2017
Windiest day
22.8 km/h
13 February 2019
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
24 March 2008
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-24.2 °C
8 January 2017
Snowiest day
31.1 cm
11 December 2021
Sunniest day
14.8 h
24 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 82 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 6.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | -53 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 113 mm | +34 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 107 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 126 mm | +50 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 15 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 46 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 23.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 44 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 129 mm | +51 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 218 mm | +116 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 46 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pogradec?
Pogradec has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 853 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pogradec?
The hottest day measured in Pogradec between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pogradec?
The coldest day measured in Pogradec between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1979, at -19.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pogradec?
Yes. Pogradec gets on average 145.0 cm of snow per year and has around 80 frost days.
Has the climate of Pogradec warmed?
Yes: Pogradec warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pogradec?
The wettest day measured in Pogradec between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2017, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pogradec?
The windiest day measured in Pogradec between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2019, with winds reaching 22.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pogradec?
The warmest month in Pogradec is August (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Pogradec?
Pogradec receives on average 853 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pogradec?
Pogradec 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 Pogradec?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pogradec between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 2021, with 31.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pogradec?
Yes: Pogradec has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pogradec?
In Pogradec, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -24.2 °C on 8 January 2017.
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