Protected area · Shkodër
Theth National Park
The glacial valley park at the heart of the Albanian Alps, merged into a wider protected complex in 2022.
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Village · Kukës County
A wide white riverbed under 2,500 m peaks; the eastern end of the Theth trek.
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Valbonë is a valley in the northern mountains with a wide, stony river and very steep peaks on both sides. Walkers cross a high pass between here and Theth.
Valbonë is a valley in the northern mountains with a wide, stony river and very steep peaks on both sides. Walkers cross a high pass between here and Theth.
The warmest month is August (mean daily high 25°C), the coldest is January (mean daily low -3°C), and the wettest is December (233 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,910 mm.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Wet days | Sun/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | -3°C | 187 mm | 13 | 6.2 h |
| February | 4°C | -2°C | 168 mm | 12 | 7.2 h |
| March | 8°C | 0°C | 163 mm | 14 | 8.9 h |
| April | 12°C | 4°C | 141 mm | 16 | 10.0 h |
| May | 18°C | 9°C | 148 mm | 18 | 11.4 h |
| June | 22°C | 13°C | 126 mm | 17 | 13.1 h |
| July | 25°C | 15°C | 118 mm | 15 | 13.4 h |
| August | 25°C | 16°C | 106 mm | 14 | 12.5 h |
| September | 20°C | 12°C | 155 mm | 14 | 10.1 h |
| October | 16°C | 8°C | 146 mm | 11 | 8.5 h |
| November | 10°C | 4°C | 219 mm | 13 | 6.5 h |
| December | 5°C | -1°C | 233 mm | 14 | 5.7 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.
Protected area · Shkodër
The glacial valley park at the heart of the Albanian Alps, merged into a wider protected complex in 2022.
Airport · Kukës
A small northern airport that opened to commercial flights in 2021, mainly serving the diaspora.
Protected area · Kukës
A broad U-shaped glacial valley of white gravel and beech forest under the Alps' highest peaks.
Energy site · Kukës
The uppermost and largest of the Drin dams, creating a reservoir shared with Kosovo.
Mountain range · Shkodër
The limestone wall of the far north — locally the Accursed Mountains — shared with Montenegro and Kosovo.
Mountain · Shkodër
At 2,694 m the highest peak entirely inside the Dinaric Alps, deep in the Albanian Alps.
Town · Kukës
The road head for the Valbona valley, named after a guerrilla leader of the 1920s.
Village · Shkodër
A glacial valley village in the Albanian Alps: a lock-in tower, a waterfall, and one end of the country's best-known trek.
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The Alps, the Koman ferry and the Shkodër lake country: the part of Albania least like the coast.
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Albania's best-known walk: roughly 17 km over a 1,795 m pass, six to eight hours, June to October.
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