Rreshen climate — normals and trends
Rreshen (Albania) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,328 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Rreshen averages 74 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Rreshen has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 88 to 60 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 26 July 2025) and the coldest -27.2 °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
RreshenLezhë County
- coords
- 41.77°, 19.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
16.2°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,328mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
74 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
103.0 cm
Average feels-like high
15.3 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
37.1 °C
26 July 2025
Coldest day
-27.2 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
105 mm
17 September 2022
Windiest day
26.9 km/h
22 November 2024
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
13 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
39.1 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-32.4 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
28.1 cm
20 March 2009
Sunniest day
14.8 h
23 June 2025
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 | 9.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 151 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 9.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 37 mm | -93 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 162 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 103 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 19.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 104 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 8 mm | -63 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 21 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 69 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 48 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 226 mm | +97 mm |
| Nov | 13.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 337 mm | +168 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 35 mm | -122 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rreshen?
Rreshen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,328 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rreshen?
The hottest day measured in Rreshen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2025, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rreshen?
The coldest day measured in Rreshen between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -27.2 °C.
Does it snow in Rreshen?
Yes. Rreshen gets on average 103.0 cm of snow per year and has around 74 frost days.
Has the climate of Rreshen warmed?
Yes: Rreshen warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rreshen?
The wettest day measured in Rreshen between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2022, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rreshen?
The windiest day measured in Rreshen between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 2024, with winds reaching 26.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rreshen?
The warmest month in Rreshen is July (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Rreshen?
Rreshen receives on average 1,328 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rreshen?
Rreshen 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 Rreshen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rreshen between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2009, with 28.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rreshen?
Yes: Rreshen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rreshen?
In Rreshen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -32.4 °C on 30 December 1941.
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