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The shore of the Drin Gulf in Northern Albania with the sea resort Velipoja.
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Village · Shkodër County

VelipojëVelipoja

A wide, shallow sand beach at the Buna river mouth, with a protected lagoon reserve.

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Velipojë is a long sandy beach in the far north where the Buna river reaches the sea. The water is shallow, so it is popular with families, and there is a nature reserve next to it.

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Velipojë is a long sandy beach in the far north where the Buna river reaches the sea. The water is shallow, so it is popular with families, and there is a nature reserve next to it.

Climate by month

The warmest month is August (mean daily high 29°C), the coldest is January (mean daily low 4°C), and the wettest is November (258 mm). Total annual rainfall averages 1,798 mm. Sea temperature peaks in August at about 26°C.

MonthHighLow RainWet daysSun/day Sea
January 10°C 4°C 188 mm 12 6.7 h 13°C
February 12°C 5°C 167 mm 12 7.7 h 12°C
March 14°C 7°C 161 mm 11 9.3 h 14°C
April 17°C 11°C 141 mm 12 10.5 h 15°C
May 22°C 15°C 110 mm 10 12.0 h 19°C
June 26°C 19°C 60 mm 6 13.5 h 24°C
July 29°C 22°C 38 mm 4 13.7 h 26°C
August 29°C 22°C 56 mm 4 12.8 h 26°C
September 25°C 18°C 193 mm 8 10.6 h 24°C
October 20°C 14°C 199 mm 10 8.9 h 22°C
November 16°C 10°C 258 mm 13 6.9 h 19°C
December 12°C 6°C 228 mm 14 6.3 h 15°C

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.

More images

Mouth of the river Bojana/Buna in Northern Albania/Montenegro. The Albanian beach resort Velipoja to the left, Montenegro on the top of the picture.
Buna-muendung German Wikipedian De:User:Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Velipojë pic 01, Albania
Velipojë pic 01 Berishasinan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Velipoje, waiting,Albania, Velipojë, Albania
Velipoje, waiting,Albania Qeli77 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Connected subjects

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City · Shkodër

Shkodër

The cultural capital of the north: a lake, a fortress, a bicycle city and a Catholic heartland.

Lake · Shkodër

Lake Shkodër

The largest lake in southern Europe, shared with Montenegro and a major bird wintering ground.

Protected area · Lezhë

Kune-Vain Nature Reserve

Lagoons, pine and one of Albania's few surviving coastal alluvial forests, beside Shëngjin.

Beach · Shkodër

Velipojë Beach

A very shallow, wide sand beach at the Buna delta, beside a protected lagoon.

Town · Lezhë

Shëngjin

A northern beach resort and small commercial port backed by the Kune-Vain pine lagoons.

River · Shkodër

The Buna

The short outflow of Lake Shkodër, and Albania's only navigable river.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Velipojë — English Wikipedia · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata. Wikidata item Q1021579 · retrieved 13 Oct 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 13 Oct 2026
    Computed here from daily ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo over 1994–2023.
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photographs · retrieved 13 Oct 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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