Vlorë climate — normals and trends
Vlorë (Albania) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,056 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Vlorë averages 3 frost days, 36 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Vlorë 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 4 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 24 July 2007) and the coldest -8.4 °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
VlorëVlorë County
- coords
- 40.47°, 19.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,056mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
36 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.7 °C
Average feels-like low
12.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
63 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
40.4 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest day
-8.4 °C
14 January 1968
Wettest day
142 mm
4 October 2024
Windiest day
37.0 km/h
17 October 1975
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
12 February 1956
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
24 July 2007
Coldest feels-like
-13.5 °C
14 January 1968
Snowiest day
11.4 cm
28 December 1941
Sunniest day
14.5 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 | 13.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 144 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 12.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 61 mm | -40 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 95 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 55 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 82 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 3 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 79 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 120 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 435 mm | +282 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 39 mm | -93 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vlorë?
Vlorë has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 1,056 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vlorë?
The hottest day measured in Vlorë between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2007, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vlorë?
The coldest day measured in Vlorë between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1968, at -8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Vlorë?
Yes. Vlorë gets on average 5.3 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Vlorë warmed?
Yes: Vlorë warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vlorë?
The wettest day measured in Vlorë between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2024, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vlorë?
The windiest day measured in Vlorë between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1975, with winds reaching 37.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vlorë?
The warmest month in Vlorë is August (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Vlorë?
Vlorë receives on average 1,056 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vlorë?
Vlorë gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vlorë?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vlorë between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1941, with 11.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vlorë?
Yes: Vlorë has on average 63 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vlorë?
In Vlorë, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 24 July 2007, and the lowest was -13.5 °C on 14 January 1968.
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