Historic site
Butrint
A Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman city layered on one wooded peninsula — Albania's first UNESCO site.
In plain language
Ksamil is a small place near the border with Greece with white pebbly beaches and four little islands you can sometimes wade or swim to. The water is very clear and shallow. In July and August it gets extremely busy.
Simple explanation
Ksamil is a small place near the border with Greece with white pebbly beaches and four little islands you can sometimes wade or swim to. The water is very clear and shallow. In July and August it gets extremely busy.
Climate by month
Thirty-year normals for Ksamil, 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 6°C), and the wettest is November (205 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,204 mm. Sea temperature peaks in August at about 26°C.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Wet days | Sun/day | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 6°C | 139 mm | 12 | 7.2 h | 16°C |
| February | 13°C | 6°C | 120 mm | 11 | 8.0 h | 16°C |
| March | 15°C | 7°C | 109 mm | 11 | 9.6 h | 16°C |
| April | 18°C | 10°C | 75 mm | 10 | 10.9 h | 16°C |
| May | 23°C | 15°C | 51 mm | 7 | 12.1 h | 19°C |
| June | 27°C | 19°C | 27 mm | 4 | 13.6 h | 24°C |
| July | 30°C | 22°C | 13 mm | 2 | 13.8 h | 26°C |
| August | 31°C | 22°C | 21 mm | 3 | 12.9 h | 26°C |
| September | 26°C | 19°C | 110 mm | 8 | 10.6 h | 26°C |
| October | 22°C | 15°C | 146 mm | 10 | 9.1 h | 25°C |
| November | 17°C | 11°C | 205 mm | 13 | 7.1 h | 21°C |
| December | 13°C | 7°C | 187 mm | 13 | 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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Connected subjects
These are real relationships in the Atlas — places that are near this one, and subjects it genuinely belongs with. Nothing here is a generic recommendation.
Nearby
City
Sarandë
The Ionian resort town facing Corfu, and the arrival point for most visitors to southern Albania.
Protected area
Butrint National Park
A wetland and forest park wrapped around the archaeological city, on the Vivari channel.
Spring
The Blue Eye
A karst spring of extraordinary clarity whose bottom has never been definitively reached.
Town
Konispol
Albania's southernmost town, on the Greek border near the Butrint wetlands.
Port
Port of Sarandë
A small passenger port whose Corfu crossings are the busiest sea route into southern Albania.
Ferry route
Sarandë – Corfu Ferry
The busiest sea crossing into southern Albania, and the usual day-trip link with Greece.
Related subjects
Protected area
Butrint National Park
A wetland and forest park wrapped around the archaeological city, on the Vivari channel.
Beach
Ksamil Beaches
Shallow, very clear water and four low islets a short swim offshore.
Beach
Pulëbardha Beach
A small cove between Sarandë and Ksamil, reached by a rough track.
Guide
The Albanian Riviera: A Practical Guide
One road, roughly 120 km, and about twenty places to stop — what each of them is actually like.
Subject
The Albanian Riviera
The 120 km of Ionian coast between the Llogara pass and Sarandë, where the Ceraunian mountains fall straight into the…
Comparison
Ksamil vs Himarë
The clearest water in Albania against the most liveable town on the Riviera.
Comparison
Sarandë vs Vlorë
Two coastal cities 120 km apart that solve different problems: Sarandë is the base for the far south, Vlorë is a…
Sources
- Wikipedia —
Ksamil — 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 Q1790776
· 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
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