Shushicë climate — normals and trends
Shushicë (Albania) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,081 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Shushicë averages 62 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Shushicë has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 76 to 48 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 23 August 2007) and the coldest -21.7 °C (on 2 January 1942).
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
ShushicëElbasan County
- coords
- 41.10°, 20.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,081mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
62 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
15 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
69.8 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 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
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
36.8 °C
23 August 2007
Coldest day
-21.7 °C
2 January 1942
Wettest day
95 mm
1 December 2017
Windiest day
24.4 km/h
23 February 2019
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
2 December 1962
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-26.5 °C
2 January 1942
Snowiest day
30.0 cm
20 March 2009
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 | 10.2 °C | +4.3 °C | 113 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 27 mm | -75 mm |
| Mar | 15.1 °C | +3.9 °C | 147 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 108 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 19.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 107 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 11 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 12 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 50 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 43 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 172 mm | +76 mm |
| Nov | 14.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 291 mm | +162 mm |
| Dec | 11.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 33 mm | -90 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shushicë?
Shushicë has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,081 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shushicë?
The hottest day measured in Shushicë between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2007, reaching 36.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shushicë?
The coldest day measured in Shushicë between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1942, at -21.7 °C.
Does it snow in Shushicë?
Yes. Shushicë gets on average 69.8 cm of snow per year and has around 62 frost days.
Has the climate of Shushicë warmed?
Yes: Shushicë warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shushicë?
The wettest day measured in Shushicë between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2017, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shushicë?
The windiest day measured in Shushicë between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2019, with winds reaching 24.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shushicë?
The warmest month in Shushicë is August (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Shushicë?
Shushicë receives on average 1,081 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shushicë?
Shushicë 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 Shushicë?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shushicë between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2009, with 30.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shushicë?
Yes: Shushicë has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shushicë?
In Shushicë, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.0 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -26.5 °C on 2 January 1942.
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