City
Vlorë
Where the Adriatic meets the Ionian, and where Albanian independence was declared in 1912.
In plain language
Orikum is a small town on the bay south of Vlorë, where the Riviera road starts climbing. There was an ancient port here that Julius Caesar used during a Roman civil war.
Simple explanation
Orikum is a small town on the bay south of Vlorë, where the Riviera road starts climbing. There was an ancient port here that Julius Caesar used during a Roman civil war.
Climate by month
Thirty-year normals for Orikum, 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 7°C), and the wettest is November (156 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,107 mm. Sea temperature peaks in August at about 25°C.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Wet days | Sun/day | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 7°C | 113 mm | 12 | 7.4 h | 17°C |
| February | 13°C | 7°C | 103 mm | 11 | 8.3 h | 15°C |
| March | 16°C | 8°C | 104 mm | 11 | 9.8 h | 15°C |
| April | 19°C | 11°C | 86 mm | 12 | 11.0 h | 16°C |
| May | 23°C | 16°C | 67 mm | 9 | 12.2 h | 18°C |
| June | 28°C | 20°C | 42 mm | 6 | 13.6 h | 22°C |
| July | 31°C | 22°C | 26 mm | 5 | 13.8 h | 24°C |
| August | 31°C | 23°C | 32 mm | 6 | 12.9 h | 25°C |
| September | 26°C | 19°C | 104 mm | 10 | 10.8 h | 25°C |
| October | 22°C | 16°C | 127 mm | 10 | 9.3 h | 25°C |
| November | 18°C | 12°C | 156 mm | 13 | 7.4 h | 21°C |
| December | 14°C | 8°C | 146 mm | 13 | 6.8 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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Nearby
Protected area
Karaburun-Sazan Marine Park
Albania's only marine national park: sea caves, wrecks and the country's clearest water.
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.
Beach
Grama Bay
A remote bay on the Karaburun peninsula whose cliffs carry Greek and Latin inscriptions cut by ancient sailors.
Beach
Radhimë Beach
The sheltered eastern shore of the Bay of Vlorë, facing the Karaburun peninsula.
Port
Port of Vlorë
Albania's second passenger port, with a seasonal fast link to Brindisi.
Subject
Sazan Island
Albania's largest island: a former Italian and then Soviet-era military base at the mouth of the Bay of Vlorë.
Subject
Karaburun Peninsula
Albania's largest uninhabited peninsula, closed to the public for most of the 20th century and now a marine park.
Related subjects
Historical period
The Greek Colonies
Corinthian and Corcyraean foundations at Epidamnos, Apollonia and Orikum along the coast.
Sources
- Wikipedia —
Orikum — 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 Q947125
· 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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