Sarandë climate — normals and trends
Sarandë (Albania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,551 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Sarandë averages 6 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Sarandë has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 14 August 1957) and the coldest -13.8 °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
SarandëVlorë County
- coords
- 39.88°, 20.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,551mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.3 cm
Average feels-like high
17.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
44 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
35.5 °C
14 August 1957
Coldest day
-13.8 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
167 mm
23 September 2002
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
6 December 1969
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
31 December 1979
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
10 August 1999
Coldest feels-like
-19.1 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
16 February 1994
Sunniest day
14.6 h
17 June 1950
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 | +3.0 °C | 156 mm | -41 mm |
| Feb | 11.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 92 mm | -79 mm |
| Mar | 14.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 102 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 39 mm | -66 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 81 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 82 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -79 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 228 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 782 mm | +503 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 63 mm | -185 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sarandë?
Sarandë has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,551 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sarandë?
The hottest day measured in Sarandë between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1957, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sarandë?
The coldest day measured in Sarandë between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sarandë?
Yes. Sarandë gets on average 16.3 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Sarandë warmed?
Yes: Sarandë warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sarandë?
The wettest day measured in Sarandë between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2002, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sarandë?
The windiest day measured in Sarandë between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1969, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sarandë?
The warmest month in Sarandë is August (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sarandë?
Sarandë receives on average 1,551 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sarandë?
Sarandë gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sarandë?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sarandë between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1994, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sarandë?
Yes: Sarandë has on average 44 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sarandë?
In Sarandë, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 10 August 1999, and the lowest was -19.1 °C on 30 December 1941.
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