Tirana
The capital: a fast-changing city of painted blocks, Ottoman survivals and new towers, under Mount Dajti.
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This is the main university in Albania for engineering, building, computing and geology.
This is the main university in Albania for engineering, building, computing and geology.
Thirty-year normals for Polytechnic University of Tirana, 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 (146 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,187 mm.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Wet days | Sun/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | 2°C | 127 mm | 11 | 7.2 h |
| February | 12°C | 3°C | 110 mm | 11 | 8.1 h |
| March | 15°C | 5°C | 120 mm | 11 | 9.6 h |
| April | 18°C | 8°C | 108 mm | 13 | 10.7 h |
| May | 23°C | 13°C | 90 mm | 11 | 12.1 h |
| June | 27°C | 17°C | 52 mm | 7 | 13.6 h |
| July | 30°C | 19°C | 32 mm | 5 | 13.8 h |
| August | 30°C | 20°C | 35 mm | 6 | 12.9 h |
| September | 26°C | 16°C | 104 mm | 9 | 10.7 h |
| October | 21°C | 12°C | 118 mm | 9 | 9.2 h |
| November | 17°C | 8°C | 146 mm | 11 | 7.4 h |
| December | 12°C | 4°C | 146 mm | 12 | 6.7 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. Get this as JSON
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The capital: a fast-changing city of painted blocks, Ottoman survivals and new towers, under Mount Dajti.
A nine-year compulsory base, a public university system centred on Tirana, and a handful of international schools.
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