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Himarë is a town on the Riviera between the mountains and the sea. There is a new town by the water and an old village up the hill with a castle. Many families here speak Greek as well as Albanian.

Simple explanation

Himarë is a town on the Riviera between the mountains and the sea. There is a new town by the water and an old village up the hill with a castle. Many families here speak Greek as well as Albanian.

Climate by month

Thirty-year normals for Himarë, 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 28°C), the coldest is January (mean daily low 6°C), and the wettest is November (254 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,618 mm. Sea temperature peaks in August at about 26°C.

MonthHighLow RainWet daysSun/day Sea
January 11°C 6°C 185 mm 13 7.0 h 17°C
February 12°C 6°C 161 mm 12 7.9 h 15°C
March 14°C 8°C 152 mm 13 9.5 h 15°C
April 17°C 11°C 114 mm 13 10.8 h 16°C
May 21°C 15°C 93 mm 11 12.1 h 19°C
June 25°C 19°C 56 mm 8 13.6 h 24°C
July 28°C 22°C 28 mm 5 13.8 h 26°C
August 28°C 22°C 37 mm 6 12.9 h 26°C
September 24°C 18°C 134 mm 11 10.6 h 26°C
October 20°C 15°C 165 mm 10 9.1 h 25°C
November 16°C 12°C 254 mm 14 7.1 h 21°C
December 12°C 8°C 238 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

More images

Khimara - Lear Edward - 1851
Khimara - Lear Edward - 1851 Edward Lear · Public domain
Alt-Himara — Himarë, Albania
Alt-Himara No machine-readable author provided… · CC BY 2.5
Road on the mountains of the National Park of Llogara looking down on the village of Dhërmi, Himara , Albania
Historical view ALB 20070718 img 1368 Dori · CC BY 2.5

Connected subjects

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Nearby

Historic site

Porto Palermo Castle

A triangular fortress on a causeway peninsula, built for Ali Pasha of Tepelena.

Vlore
Mountain range

Ceraunian Mountains

The coastal ridge that makes the Riviera: 2,000 m peaks rising directly out of the Ionian.

Malet e VetëtimësVlore
Beach

Borsh Beach

At roughly 7 km, the longest single beach on the Riviera, backed by one of Albania's largest olive groves.

Vlore
Beach

Porto Palermo Bay

A near-enclosed bay wrapped around Ali Pasha's triangular fortress on its own peninsula.

Vlore
Beach

Livadhi Beach

The broad bay immediately south of Himarë, the most developed beach on that stretch.

Vlore
Village

Dhërmi

An old white village on the slope above one of the Riviera's longest pebble beaches.

DhërmiuVlore
Village

Vuno

A steep stone village between Dhërmi and Himarë, above Jal and Gjipe.

VunoiVlore
Village

Qeparo

A half-abandoned upper village of stone houses above a quiet shingle bay.

QeparoiVlore

Related subjects

Historic site

Porto Palermo Castle

A triangular fortress on a causeway peninsula, built for Ali Pasha of Tepelena.

Vlore
Protected area

Llogara National Park

A pine-forested pass at 1,027 m where the road drops from mountain forest to the Ionian in a few kilometres.

Vlore
Beach

Livadhi Beach

The broad bay immediately south of Himarë, the most developed beach on that stretch.

Vlore
Beach

Filikuri Beach

A hidden cove with a sea cave, most easily reached by boat from Himarë.

Vlore
Beach

Potami Beach

A compact bay just north of Himarë, backed by cliffs and olive slopes.

Vlore
Subject

The Albanian Riviera

The 120 km of Ionian coast between the Llogara pass and Sarandë, where the Ceraunian mountains fall straight into the…

Bregdeti ShqiptarVlore
Comparison

Ksamil vs Himarë

The clearest water in Albania against the most liveable town on the Riviera.

Sources

  • Wikipedia — Himarë — English Wikipedia · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata — Wikidata item Q108476373 · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Open-Meteo / ECMWF — Monthly climate normals, 1994–2023 · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Computed here from daily ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo over 1994–2023.
  • Wikimedia Commons — Photographs · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Each photograph carries its own creator, licence and file link beneath it. Only public-domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA files are published.

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