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Lezhë is a small town near the north coast. In 1444 the Albanian noble families met here and agreed to fight together against the Ottomans. Skanderbeg, their leader, was buried in the town's church.

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Lezhë is a small town near the north coast. In 1444 the Albanian noble families met here and agreed to fight together against the Ottomans. Skanderbeg, their leader, was buried in the town's church.

Climate by month

Thirty-year normals for Lezhë, 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 2°C), and the wettest is November (174 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,349 mm. Sea temperature peaks in August at about 25°C.

MonthHighLow RainWet daysSun/day Sea
January 10°C 2°C 143 mm 12 6.8 h 14°C
February 12°C 3°C 124 mm 11 7.7 h 12°C
March 14°C 5°C 130 mm 11 9.2 h 14°C
April 18°C 9°C 121 mm 12 10.4 h 15°C
May 22°C 13°C 99 mm 10 11.9 h 19°C
June 27°C 17°C 53 mm 7 13.5 h 23°C
July 30°C 20°C 34 mm 5 13.7 h 26°C
August 30°C 20°C 42 mm 5 12.8 h 25°C
September 25°C 16°C 126 mm 9 10.5 h 24°C
October 21°C 12°C 133 mm 9 8.9 h 22°C
November 16°C 8°C 174 mm 11 7.0 h 19°C
December 12°C 4°C 168 mm 13 6.3 h 16°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

Inside Lezhë

Protected area

Kune-Vain Nature Reserve

Lagoons, pine and one of Albania's few surviving coastal alluvial forests, beside Shëngjin.

Lezhe
Town

Lezhë

Where the Albanian princes swore their 1444 league, and where Skanderbeg is buried.

LezhaLezhe
Beach

Shëngjin Beach

The main northern resort beach, with the Kune-Vain pine and lagoon reserve alongside.

Lezhe
Town

Rrëshen

The seat of Mirditë, historic centre of Albania's copper mining region.

RrësheniLezhe
Town

Shëngjin

A northern beach resort and small commercial port backed by the Kune-Vain pine lagoons.

ShëngjiniLezhe
Port

Port of Shëngjin

A small northern cargo port beside the resort beach.

Lezhe
Town

Laç

An industrial town and the site of the Saint Anthony pilgrimage church at Shëngjin i Vogël.

LaçiLezhe

More images

The memorial of the 1444 Lezhë Assembly in Lezhë, Albania
Lezhë, Albania – Kuvendi i Lezhës (Lezhë Assembly) Memorial 2016 01 Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ancient Greek colony named Lissus, wall remains in Lezhë, Albania
Ancient Lissus fortification ruins Gertjan R. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lezhë Castle, Lezhë, Albania, with a view on the city in the background
Lezhë Castle 7 Gertjan R. · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Skanderbeg Memorial in Lezhë, Albania
Lezhë, Albania – Skanderbeg Memorial 2016 02 Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

County

Dibër County

Albania's mountain interior on the North Macedonian border, containing Mount Korab.

Qarku i DibrësAlbania
City

Durrës

Albania's principal port and its oldest continuously inhabited city, founded as Epidamnos in 627 BC.

DurrësiDurres
City

Shkodër

The cultural capital of the north: a lake, a fortress, a bicycle city and a Catholic heartland.

ShkodraShkoder
County

Tiranë County

The capital county: roughly a third of the country's people, its jobs and its universities.

Qarku i TiranësAlbania
Protected area

Kune-Vain Nature Reserve

Lagoons, pine and one of Albania's few surviving coastal alluvial forests, beside Shëngjin.

Lezhe
Town

Kukës

A town rebuilt above a reservoir in the 1970s, and the northern end of the Nation's Road.

KukësiKukes
Town

Rrëshen

The seat of Mirditë, historic centre of Albania's copper mining region.

RrësheniLezhe
Town

Shëngjin

A northern beach resort and small commercial port backed by the Kune-Vain pine lagoons.

ShëngjiniLezhe

Related subjects

Person

Skanderbeg

Gjergj Kastrioti: an Ottoman commander who changed sides and held Albania against the empire for twenty-five years.

Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu
Historical period

Skanderbeg and the League of Lezhë

Twenty-five years in which a coalition of Albanian nobles held off the Ottoman Empire at its height.

Albanian History
Drink

Kallmet

A dark northern red grape from the Lezhë–Shkodër zone, related to Hungary's Kadarka.

Sources

  • Wikipedia — Lezhë — 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.
  • Wikipedia — Lezhë — 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 Q169160 · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikidata — Wikidata item Q169160 · 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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