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The University of Tirana is the country's biggest university. It opened in 1957 by joining together several smaller colleges, and most Albanian professionals studied there or at one of the universities that split off from it.

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The University of Tirana is the country's biggest university. It opened in 1957 by joining together several smaller colleges, and most Albanian professionals studied there or at one of the universities that split off from it.

Climate by month

Thirty-year normals for 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 31°C), the coldest is January (mean daily low 2°C), and the wettest is November (141 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,150 mm.

MonthHighLow RainWet daysSun/day
January 11°C 2°C 122 mm 11 7.2 h
February 12°C 3°C 105 mm 11 8.2 h
March 15°C 5°C 117 mm 11 9.6 h
April 18°C 8°C 104 mm 13 10.7 h
May 23°C 13°C 86 mm 11 12.1 h
June 27°C 17°C 52 mm 7 13.6 h
July 30°C 19°C 31 mm 5 13.8 h
August 31°C 20°C 36 mm 6 12.9 h
September 26°C 16°C 101 mm 9 10.7 h
October 22°C 12°C 115 mm 9 9.2 h
November 17°C 8°C 141 mm 11 7.4 h
December 12°C 4°C 140 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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Tirana

The capital: a fast-changing city of painted blocks, Ottoman survivals and new towers, under Mount Dajti.

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City

Tirana

The capital: a fast-changing city of painted blocks, Ottoman survivals and new towers, under Mount Dajti.

TiranaTirane
Guide

Education and Schools

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

Sources

  • Wikipedia — University of Tirana — 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 Q428520 · 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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