Shkoder climate — normals and trends
Shkoder (Albania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 1,817 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Shkoder averages 16 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Shkoder has warmed by +1.8 °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 23 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -16.6 °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
ShkoderShkodër County
- coords
- 42.07°, 19.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,817mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
16 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
52 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
39.6 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-16.6 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
164 mm
22 September 2002
Windiest day
45.4 km/h
30 January 2015
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
30 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-21.2 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
26.9 cm
9 February 1965
Sunniest day
14.8 h
16 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 | 12.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 186 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 12.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 65 mm | -116 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 168 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 66 mm | -84 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 143 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +4.5 °C | 2 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 25 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 177 mm | +121 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 66 mm | -83 mm |
| Oct | 19.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 288 mm | +73 mm |
| Nov | 16.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 579 mm | +298 mm |
| Dec | 12.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 40 mm | -190 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shkoder?
Shkoder has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 1,817 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shkoder?
The hottest day measured in Shkoder between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shkoder?
The coldest day measured in Shkoder between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -16.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shkoder?
Yes. Shkoder gets on average 16.1 cm of snow per year and has around 16 frost days.
Has the climate of Shkoder warmed?
Yes: Shkoder warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shkoder?
The wettest day measured in Shkoder between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 2002, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shkoder?
The windiest day measured in Shkoder between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2015, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shkoder?
The warmest month in Shkoder is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shkoder?
Shkoder receives on average 1,817 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shkoder?
Shkoder gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shkoder?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shkoder between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1965, with 26.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shkoder?
Yes: Shkoder has on average 52 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shkoder?
In Shkoder, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 30 December 1941.
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