Best time to visit Tirana

October is the best time to visit Tirana for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to July.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 89/100
The least cloud July 17 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 31 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 11 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 89 21 °C 9
2 May 88 23 °C 11
3 September 87 26 °C 9
4 June 86 27 °C 7
5 July 79 30 °C 5
6 August 78 30 °C 5
7 April 76 18 °C 13
8 November 71 16 °C 11
9 March 64 15 °C 11
10 February 53 12 °C 11
11 December 52 12 °C 12
12 January 49 11 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 11 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 10.7 °C 106 mm 53 %
February 11.9 °C 107 mm 52 %
March 15.0 °C 117 mm 52 %
April 18.3 °C 104 mm 52 %
May 22.6 °C 89 mm 46 %
June 26.8 °C 51 mm 30 %
July 29.8 °C 34 mm 17 %
August 30.4 °C 31 mm 18 %
September 25.6 °C 99 mm 36 %
October 21.3 °C 119 mm 45 %
November 16.4 °C 139 mm 54 %
December 11.7 °C 137 mm 54 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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