Rajcë climate — normals and trends
Rajcë (Albania) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 1,083 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 (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Rajcë averages 87 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Rajcë has warmed by +1.9 °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 108 to 66 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -20.2 °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
RajcëElbasan County
- coords
- 41.09°, 20.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,083mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
8.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
87 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
157.1 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
34.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-20.2 °C
4 January 1979
Wettest day
87 mm
1 December 2017
Windiest day
24.5 km/h
5 September 2023
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
23 February 1999
Hottest feels-like
36.1 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-25.3 °C
2 February 1991
Snowiest day
30.1 cm
28 December 2014
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 | 7.7 °C | +4.7 °C | 99 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 34 mm | -68 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +4.5 °C | 135 mm | +36 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 113 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 142 mm | +45 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 21 mm | -47 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 13 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 62 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 55 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 160 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 286 mm | +157 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 40 mm | -80 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rajcë?
Rajcë has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 1,083 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rajcë?
The hottest day measured in Rajcë between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rajcë?
The coldest day measured in Rajcë between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1979, at -20.2 °C.
Does it snow in Rajcë?
Yes. Rajcë gets on average 157.1 cm of snow per year and has around 87 frost days.
Has the climate of Rajcë warmed?
Yes: Rajcë warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rajcë?
The wettest day measured in Rajcë between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2017, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rajcë?
The windiest day measured in Rajcë between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 2023, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rajcë?
The warmest month in Rajcë is August (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Rajcë?
Rajcë receives on average 1,083 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rajcë?
Rajcë gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rajcë?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rajcë between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 2014, with 30.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rajcë?
Yes: Rajcë has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rajcë?
In Rajcë, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.1 °C on 6 July 1988, and the lowest was -25.3 °C on 2 February 1991.
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