Karavasta Lagoon
The largest lagoon in Albania and the western Balkans' main breeding site for the Dalmatian pelican.
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Divjakë is a small town next to a big lagoon and a pine forest where pelicans nest.
Divjakë is a small town next to a big lagoon and a pine forest where pelicans nest.
Thirty-year normals for Divjakë, 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 30°C), the coldest is January (mean daily low 5°C), and the wettest is November (135 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 990 mm. Sea temperature peaks in August at about 28°C.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Wet days | Sun/day | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 5°C | 107 mm | 11 | 7.3 h | 14°C |
| February | 13°C | 6°C | 94 mm | 11 | 8.3 h | 12°C |
| March | 15°C | 7°C | 97 mm | 10 | 9.8 h | 15°C |
| April | 18°C | 10°C | 77 mm | 10 | 10.9 h | 16°C |
| May | 22°C | 14°C | 58 mm | 8 | 12.2 h | 21°C |
| June | 27°C | 19°C | 37 mm | 5 | 13.6 h | 26°C |
| July | 30°C | 21°C | 22 mm | 4 | 13.8 h | 28°C |
| August | 30°C | 22°C | 31 mm | 4 | 12.9 h | 28°C |
| September | 26°C | 18°C | 92 mm | 9 | 10.8 h | 25°C |
| October | 22°C | 14°C | 113 mm | 9 | 9.3 h | 23°C |
| November | 17°C | 10°C | 135 mm | 12 | 7.4 h | 18°C |
| December | 13°C | 7°C | 129 mm | 12 | 6.7 h | 15°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 largest lagoon in Albania and the western Balkans' main breeding site for the Dalmatian pelican.
Coastal pine forest, dunes and lagoon protecting the region's Dalmatian pelican colony.
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