Climate averages 1991–2020
Shkodër weather
in October.
A mild, very wet month: the 6th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Shkodër: daytime highs average 19.8°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 206 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes October a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 07 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Podgorica (46 km away). In October its highs average 19.5°C, about as warm as Shkodër, with 212 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Albania, Shkodër ranks 5th of 5 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 5 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 5 cities is 21.0°C; Shkodër is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.0°C to 14.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 206 mm to 252 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
Shkodër climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 166 | 11.4 | 9.59 h |
| February | 10.3°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 170 | 11.8 | 10.511 h |
| March | 13.6°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 163 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 17.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 143 | 11.8 | 13.313 h |
| May | 22.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 113 | 9.6 | 14.515 h |
| June | 26.3°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 61 | 5.7 | 15.215 h |
| July | 29.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 40 | 4.2 | 14.915 h |
| August | 29.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 48 | 3.4 | 13.914 h |
| September | 24.6°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 181 | 8.4 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 19.8°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 206 | 10.0 | 11.111 h |
| November | 14.8°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 252 | 12.5 | 9.910 h |
| December | 10.1°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 225 | 13.4 | 9.29 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
- Podgorica in OctoberMontenegro · 46 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 11.0°C · 212 mm rain
- Durrës in OctoberAlbania · 83 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 16.0°C · 145 mm rain
- Gjakovë in OctoberKosovo · 83 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 8.9°C · 65 mm rain
- Tirana in OctoberAlbania · 86 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.2°C · 118 mm rain
- Prizren in OctoberKosovo · 102 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 9.7°C · 61 mm rain
- Suva Reka in OctoberKosovo · 113 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 61 mm rain
- Elbasan in OctoberAlbania · 116 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 89 mm rain
- Mitrovicë in OctoberKosovo · 143 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 8.0°C · 48 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 Shkodër) is explained once on the Shkodër year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.