Climate averages 1991–2020
Elbasan weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Elbasan: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 11.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 89 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 09 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tirana (33 km away). In October its highs average 21.3°C, about as warm as Elbasan, with 118 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Albania, Elbasan ranks 3rd of 5 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 5 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 5 cities is 21.0°C; Elbasan is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.3°C to 15.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 89 mm to 105 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Elbasan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.8°C0.7°C | 0.7°C | 85 | 9.9 | 9.610 h |
| February | 11.1°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 90 | 10.3 | 10.611 h |
| March | 14.6°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 99 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.4°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 98 | 13.3 | 13.313 h |
| May | 23.0°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 82 | 12.0 | 14.514 h |
| June | 27.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 49 | 8.9 | 15.115 h |
| July | 30.2°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 34 | 6.7 | 14.815 h |
| August | 30.8°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 29 | 5.8 | 13.814 h |
| September | 25.7°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 75 | 8.5 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 21.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 89 | 8.8 | 11.111 h |
| November | 15.8°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 105 | 10.1 | 9.910 h |
| December | 10.8°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 114 | 11.7 | 9.39 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Tirana in OctoberAlbania · 33 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.2°C · 118 mm rain
- Durrës in OctoberAlbania · 58 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 16.0°C · 145 mm rain
- Vlorë in OctoberAlbania · 87 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 117 mm rain
- Shkodër in OctoberAlbania · 116 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 206 mm rain
- Prilep in OctoberNorth Macedonia · 126 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 8.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Prizren in OctoberKosovo · 134 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.7°C · 61 mm rain
- Gjakovë in OctoberKosovo · 144 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 8.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Skopje in OctoberNorth Macedonia · 149 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 9.3°C · 51 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Elbasan) is explained once on the Elbasan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.