Sarandë
The Ionian resort town facing Corfu, and the arrival point for most visitors to southern Albania.
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Mirror Beach is a small rocky beach between Sarandë and Ksamil. The water is often very calm, which is how it got its name.
Mirror Beach is a small rocky beach between Sarandë and Ksamil. The water is often very calm, which is how it got its name.
Thirty-year normals for Mirror Beach (Pasqyrat), computed for this Atlas from daily ERA5 reanalysis over 1994–2023. These are long-run averages, not a forecast: any individual year can differ substantially.
The warmest month is August (mean daily high 31°C), the coldest is January (mean daily low 4°C), and the wettest is November (255 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,497 mm. Sea temperature peaks in August at about 26°C.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Wet days | Sun/day | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 4°C | 185 mm | 13 | 7.1 h | 16°C |
| February | 13°C | 5°C | 158 mm | 11 | 7.9 h | 15°C |
| March | 15°C | 6°C | 142 mm | 12 | 9.5 h | 16°C |
| April | 18°C | 10°C | 99 mm | 12 | 10.9 h | 16°C |
| May | 23°C | 14°C | 66 mm | 9 | 12.1 h | 19°C |
| June | 28°C | 18°C | 35 mm | 5 | 13.7 h | 24°C |
| July | 31°C | 21°C | 15 mm | 3 | 13.8 h | 26°C |
| August | 31°C | 22°C | 23 mm | 4 | 12.9 h | 26°C |
| September | 26°C | 18°C | 118 mm | 9 | 10.6 h | 26°C |
| October | 22°C | 14°C | 167 mm | 10 | 9.1 h | 25°C |
| November | 17°C | 10°C | 255 mm | 14 | 7.1 h | 21°C |
| December | 13°C | 6°C | 233 mm | 14 | 6.5 h | 18°C |
Source: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 1994–2023 · “High” and “Low” are mean daily maximum and minimum air temperature. “Wet days” counts days with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Get this as JSON
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The Ionian resort town facing Corfu, and the arrival point for most visitors to southern Albania.
Shallow, very clear water and four low islets a short swim offshore.
A small cove between Sarandë and Ksamil, reached by a rough track.
The Ionian resort town facing Corfu, and the arrival point for most visitors to southern Albania.
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