City · Korçë
Korçë
The highland city of serenades, the first Albanian-language school, and the country's oldest brewery.
- Lake
- Lake Ohrid — UNESCO World Heritage, shared with North Macedonia
- Population (town)
- 20,848 (2011)
- Elevation
- 700 m
- Official website
- http://bashkiapogradec.al/
In plain language
Pogradec sits on the shore of Lake Ohrid, one of the oldest and deepest lakes in Europe. People swim in it in summer and eat a fish called koran that lives only there. The lake is shared with North Macedonia.
Simple explanation
Pogradec sits on the shore of Lake Ohrid, one of the oldest and deepest lakes in Europe. People swim in it in summer and eat a fish called koran that lives only there. The lake is shared with North Macedonia.
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Climate by month
The warmest month is August (mean daily high 27°C), the coldest is January (mean daily low -1°C), and the wettest is December (96 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 835 mm.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Wet days | Sun/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | -1°C | 90 mm | 11 | 6.5 h |
| February | 7°C | -0°C | 75 mm | 10 | 7.7 h |
| March | 10°C | 2°C | 83 mm | 12 | 9.0 h |
| April | 15°C | 6°C | 78 mm | 13 | 10.4 h |
| May | 20°C | 10°C | 67 mm | 12 | 11.6 h |
| June | 24°C | 15°C | 44 mm | 8 | 13.4 h |
| July | 27°C | 18°C | 34 mm | 6 | 13.5 h |
| August | 27°C | 18°C | 33 mm | 6 | 12.6 h |
| September | 22°C | 14°C | 64 mm | 9 | 10.4 h |
| October | 18°C | 10°C | 78 mm | 9 | 8.6 h |
| November | 12°C | 5°C | 93 mm | 11 | 6.6 h |
| December | 7°C | 1°C | 96 mm | 12 | 6.0 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
Lake · Korçë
Lake Ohrid
One of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes, UNESCO-listed and home to species found nowhere else.
Historic site · Korçë
Lin Basilica Mosaics
Floor mosaics of birds and vines from a hilltop basilica above Lake Ohrid.
Village · Korçë
Lin
A peninsula village on Lake Ohrid with a 6th-century basilica floor mosaic and a prehistoric pile settlement.
Subject · Korçë
Drilon Springs
Spring-fed canals and plane trees on the Ohrid shore east of Pogradec.
Related subjects
Comparison
Korçë vs Pogradec
The highland city and the lake town, 40 km apart in Albania's south-east.
Sources
- Wikipedia.
Pogradec — 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 Q73639
· 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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