Tirana
The capital: a fast-changing city of painted blocks, Ottoman survivals and new towers, under Mount Dajti.
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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.
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.
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.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Wet days | Sun/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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The capital: a fast-changing city of painted blocks, Ottoman survivals and new towers, under Mount Dajti.
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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