Selenicë climate — normals and trends
Selenicë (Albania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 1,244 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Selenicë averages 22 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Selenicë has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -16.9 °C (on 14 January 1968).
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
SelenicëVlorë County
- coords
- 40.53°, 19.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,244mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
40.2 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-16.9 °C
14 January 1968
Wettest day
133 mm
4 October 2024
Windiest day
28.8 km/h
8 April 1970
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
8 April 1970
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-21.7 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
16.3 cm
18 March 1999
Sunniest day
14.6 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 | 13.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 148 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 12.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 51 mm | -63 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 122 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 87 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +4.2 °C | 15 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 93 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 19.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 144 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 524 mm | +351 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | -111 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Selenicë?
Selenicë has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 1,244 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Selenicë?
The hottest day measured in Selenicë between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Selenicë?
The coldest day measured in Selenicë between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at -16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Selenicë?
Yes. Selenicë gets on average 13.9 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Selenicë warmed?
Yes: Selenicë warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Selenicë?
The wettest day measured in Selenicë between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2024, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Selenicë?
The windiest day measured in Selenicë between 1940 and 2025 was 8 April 1970, with winds reaching 28.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Selenicë?
The warmest month in Selenicë is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Selenicë?
Selenicë receives on average 1,244 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Selenicë?
Selenicë gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Selenicë?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Selenicë between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1999, with 16.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Selenicë?
Yes: Selenicë has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Selenicë?
In Selenicë, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -21.7 °C on 14 January 1968.
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