Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Lekaj Albania

In Lekaj, the summers are hot, humid, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 88°F and is rarely below 29°F or above 93°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Lekaj for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The hot season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 12 to September 12, with an average daily high temperature above 81°F. The hottest month of the year in Lekaj is July, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.9 months, from November 23 to March 19, with an average daily high temperature below 61°F. The coldest month of the year in Lekaj is January, with an average low of 37°F and high of 55°F.

In Lekaj, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Lekaj begins around June 5 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around September 17.

The clearest month of the year in Lekaj is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 91% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 17 and lasts for 8.6 months, ending around June 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Lekaj is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 49% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Lekaj varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.7 months, from September 13 to May 3, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Lekaj is November, with an average of 10.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.3 months, from May 3 to September 13. The month with the fewest wet days in Lekaj is July, with an average of 2.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Lekaj is November, with an average of 10.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 37% on November 21.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Lekaj experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Lekaj. The month with the most rain in Lekaj is November, with an average rainfall of 3.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Lekaj is July, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

The length of the day in Lekaj varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 13 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 8 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:08 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 59 minutes later at 7:07 AM on January 4. The earliest sunset is at 4:12 PM on December 7, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 6 minutes later at 8:18 PM on June 27.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Lekaj during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Lekaj experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.3 months, from May 26 to October 3, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 15% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Lekaj is August, with 17.2 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 4, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Lekaj experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from October 19 to April 9, with average wind speeds of more than 7.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Lekaj is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from April 9 to October 19. The calmest month of the year in Lekaj is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Lekaj varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.8 months, from March 20 to May 14, with a peak percentage of 37% on April 5. The wind is most often from the west for 3.9 months, from May 14 to September 12, with a peak percentage of 36% on July 24. The wind is most often from the east for 6.3 months, from September 12 to March 20, with a peak percentage of 45% on January 1.

Lekaj is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.2 months, from June 19 to September 27, with an average temperature above 73°F. The month of the year in Lekaj with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 76°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.2 months, from December 17 to April 23, with an average temperature below 61°F. The month of the year in Lekaj with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 57°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Lekaj throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Lekaj for general outdoor tourist activities are from early May to late July and from mid August to mid October, with a peak score in the first week of June.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Lekaj for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Lekaj typically lasts for 9.5 months (288 days), from around February 27 to around December 11, rarely starting before January 27 or after March 25, and rarely ending before November 14 or after January 3.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Lekaj should appear around February 24, only rarely appearing before February 10 or after March 14.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 13 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Lekaj is July, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 29 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Lekaj is December, with an average of 1.8 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Lekaj are 41.114 deg latitude, 19.610 deg longitude, and 112 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Lekaj contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 791 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 176 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,110 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,989 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Lekaj is covered by cropland (80%), within 10 miles by cropland (51%) and shrubs (13%), and within 50 miles by water (41%) and trees (22%).