Climate averages 1991–2020
Vlorë weather
in December.
A cool, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cool month in Vlorë: daytime highs average 12.8°C and nights cool to about 6.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 131 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes December a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 21 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Elbasan (87 km away). In December its highs average 10.8°C, 1.9°C cooler than Vlorë, with 114 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Albania, Vlorë ranks 1st of 5 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 5 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 5 cities is 11.6°C; Vlorë is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 11.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 131 mm to 91 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Vlorë climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 91 | 10.6 | 9.610 h |
| February | 12.7°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 96 | 10.9 | 10.611 h |
| March | 15.4°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 102 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.8°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 90 | 11.6 | 13.313 h |
| May | 23.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 69 | 9.0 | 14.414 h |
| June | 28.1°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 43 | 6.7 | 15.015 h |
| July | 31.2°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 31 | 5.0 | 14.815 h |
| August | 31.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 32 | 5.6 | 13.814 h |
| September | 26.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 103 | 9.8 | 12.513 h |
| October | 21.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 117 | 9.5 | 11.211 h |
| November | 17.0°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 142 | 12.4 | 10.010 h |
| December, selected | 12.8°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 131 | 12.8 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Elbasan in DecemberAlbania · 87 kmHigh 10.8°C · Low 2.6°C · 114 mm rain
- Durrës in DecemberAlbania · 95 kmHigh 12.7°C · Low 8.5°C · 157 mm rain
- Tirana in DecemberAlbania · 99 kmHigh 11.7°C · Low 4.1°C · 136 mm rain
- Lecce in DecemberItaly · 112 kmHigh 13.4°C · Low 8.2°C · 74 mm rain
- Brindisi in DecemberItaly · 132 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 7.9°C · 69 mm rain
- Shkodër in DecemberAlbania · 178 kmHigh 10.1°C · Low 3.6°C · 225 mm rain
- Taranto in DecemberItaly · 189 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 8.0°C · 65 mm rain
- Prilep in DecemberNorth Macedonia · 199 kmHigh 6.2°C · Low -1.1°C · 55 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 Vlorë) is explained once on the Vlorë year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.