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This is the biggest university in the north of the country.

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This is the biggest university in the north of the country.

Climate by month

Thirty-year normals for University of Shkodra 'Luigj Gurakuqi', 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 (257 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,799 mm.

MonthHighLow RainWet daysSun/day
January 9°C 2°C 190 mm 12 6.7 h
February 11°C 3°C 171 mm 12 7.6 h
March 14°C 6°C 165 mm 11 9.2 h
April 18°C 10°C 144 mm 12 10.5 h
May 23°C 15°C 112 mm 10 12.0 h
June 27°C 19°C 60 mm 6 13.5 h
July 30°C 22°C 37 mm 4 13.7 h
August 30°C 22°C 54 mm 4 12.8 h
September 25°C 17°C 192 mm 8 10.5 h
October 20°C 13°C 188 mm 10 8.9 h
November 15°C 8°C 257 mm 13 6.9 h
December 10°C 4°C 229 mm 13 6.2 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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Shkodra Apr 2025 146 — University of Shkodra 'Luigj Gurakuqi', Albania
Shkodra Apr 2025 146 Own work · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Education and Schools

A nine-year compulsory base, a public university system centred on Tirana, and a handful of international schools.

Sources

  • WikipediaLuigj Gurakuqi University of Shkodër — 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.
  • WikidataWikidata item Q1142368 · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Open-Meteo / ECMWFMonthly climate normals, 1994–2023 · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Computed here from daily ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo over 1994–2023.
  • Wikimedia CommonsPhotographs · 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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