City · Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër
The 'stone city': slate-roofed tower houses on a steep slope beneath one of the Balkans' largest castles.
- Known for
- Gliko preserves and the Benjë thermal springs
- Population (town)
- 4,809 (2023)
- Elevation
- 240 m
- Official website
- http://www.visitpermet.com
In plain language
Përmet is a quiet town beside the Vjosa river in the south. It is known for gliko — fruit boiled in syrup — for hot springs in a nearby canyon, and for a very old style of group singing with no instruments.
Simple explanation
Përmet is a quiet town beside the Vjosa river in the south. It is known for gliko — fruit boiled in syrup — for hot springs in a nearby canyon, and for a very old style of group singing with no instruments.
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Climate by month
The warmest month is August (mean daily high 31°C), the coldest is January (mean daily low 2°C), and the wettest is November (165 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,184 mm.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Wet days | Sun/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | 2°C | 136 mm | 12 | 6.6 h |
| February | 11°C | 3°C | 120 mm | 11 | 7.5 h |
| March | 14°C | 5°C | 117 mm | 12 | 9.0 h |
| April | 18°C | 8°C | 96 mm | 14 | 10.4 h |
| May | 23°C | 13°C | 81 mm | 12 | 11.7 h |
| June | 28°C | 17°C | 52 mm | 8 | 13.5 h |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 26 mm | 6 | 13.7 h |
| August | 31°C | 20°C | 28 mm | 6 | 12.8 h |
| September | 26°C | 16°C | 91 mm | 9 | 10.5 h |
| October | 21°C | 12°C | 116 mm | 9 | 8.9 h |
| November | 16°C | 8°C | 165 mm | 12 | 6.8 h |
| December | 11°C | 4°C | 156 mm | 12 | 6.1 h |
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.
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Connected subjects
Nearby
River · Gjirokastër
The Vjosa
One of the last large free-flowing rivers in Europe, declared a Wild River National Park in March 2023.
Protected area · Gjirokastër
Vjosa Wild River National Park
Declared in March 2023, Europe's first national park built around a whole free-flowing river system.
Spring · Gjirokastër
Bënjë Thermal Springs
Sulphur pools beside the Ottoman Katiu bridge, at the mouth of the Lengarica canyon.
Related subjects
Person
Naim Frashëri
The most influential writer of the Rilindja, and one of three brothers central to the national movement.
Subject
Albanian Iso-Polyphony
Multipart unaccompanied singing over a held drone, inscribed by UNESCO in 2005.
Sources
- Wikipedia.
Përmet — English Wikipedia
· retrieved 13 Oct 2026
Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims. - Wikidata.
Wikidata item Q642856
· retrieved 13 Oct 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 13 Oct 2026
Computed here from daily ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo over 1994–2023. - Wikimedia Commons.
Photographs
· retrieved 13 Oct 2026
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