Albania climate — normals and trends
Albania (Colombia) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,695 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Albania averages 0 frost days, 259 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 263 rainy days per year.
Albania has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 24 May 2020) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 8 January 1951).
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
AlbaniaLa Guajira Department
- coords
- 11.16°, -72.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,695mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
259 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
263 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
40.0 °C
24 May 2020
Coldest day
17.2 °C
8 January 1951
Wettest day
103 mm
24 October 1961
Windiest day
27.8 km/h
11 January 1944
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
10 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
9 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
18.8 °C
29 December 1975
Sunniest day
12.2 h
28 May 1951
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 | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 61 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 21 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 130 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 251 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 108 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | -91 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 138 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 157 mm | -54 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 252 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 119 mm | -62 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 66 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Albania?
Albania has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,695 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Albania?
The hottest day measured in Albania between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 2020, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Albania?
The coldest day measured in Albania between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1951, at 17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Albania?
Almost never: Albania sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Albania warmed?
Yes: Albania warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Albania?
The wettest day measured in Albania between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1961, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Albania?
The windiest day measured in Albania between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1944, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Albania?
The warmest month in Albania is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Albania?
Albania receives on average 1,695 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 263 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Albania?
Albania gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Albania?
Yes: Albania has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Albania?
In Albania, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 9 August 2023, and the lowest was 18.8 °C on 29 December 1975.
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