Tirana climate — normals and trends
Tirana (Albania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,138 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Tirana averages 17 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Tirana has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest -14.5 °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
TiranaTirana
- coords
- 41.33°, 19.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,138mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
9.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
24 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.5 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest day
-14.5 °C
30 December 1941
Wettest day
110 mm
30 October 1940
Windiest day
37.0 km/h
17 October 1975
Strongest gust
94.7 km/h
13 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-19.9 °C
30 December 1941
Snowiest day
14.8 cm
15 February 1991
Sunniest day
14.8 h
14 June 2021
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 | 13.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 130 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 12.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 32 mm | -81 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 146 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 47 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 85 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 5 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 86 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 41 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 157 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 16.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 363 mm | +207 mm |
| Dec | 13.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 24 mm | -115 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tirana?
Tirana has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,138 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tirana?
The hottest day measured in Tirana between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tirana?
The coldest day measured in Tirana between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1941, at -14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tirana?
Yes. Tirana gets on average 9.0 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Tirana warmed?
Yes: Tirana warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tirana?
The wettest day measured in Tirana between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1940, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tirana?
The windiest day measured in Tirana between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1975, with winds reaching 37.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tirana?
The warmest month in Tirana is August (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Tirana?
Tirana receives on average 1,138 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tirana?
Tirana gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tirana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tirana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1991, with 14.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tirana?
Yes: Tirana has on average 24 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tirana?
In Tirana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -19.9 °C on 30 December 1941.
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