Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Derjan Albania

In Derjan, the summers are short, warm, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 29°F to 87°F and is rarely below 19°F or above 94°F.

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

The hot season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 13 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 79°F. The hottest month of the year in Derjan is July, with an average high of 85°F and low of 60°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.6 months, from November 22 to March 10, with an average daily high temperature below 53°F. The coldest month of the year in Derjan is January, with an average low of 29°F and high of 45°F.

In Derjan, 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 Derjan begins around June 5 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around September 19.

The clearest month of the year in Derjan is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 89% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 19 and lasts for 8.6 months, ending around June 5.

The cloudiest month of the year in Derjan is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 56% 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 Derjan varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.4 months, from September 12 to May 24, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Derjan is November, with an average of 9.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.6 months, from May 24 to September 12. The month with the fewest wet days in Derjan is July, with an average of 3.8 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 Derjan is November, with an average of 9.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 35% on November 19.

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. Derjan experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Derjan. The month with the most rain in Derjan is November, with an average rainfall of 4.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Derjan is July, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Derjan experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from December 9 to February 29, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Derjan is January, with an average snowfall of 1.7 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from February 29 to December 9. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Derjan varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 9 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 12 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:04 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 2 minutes later at 7:06 AM on January 5. The earliest sunset is at 4:09 PM on December 8, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 9 minutes later at 8:18 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Derjan 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.

The perceived humidity level in Derjan, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 3% of 3% throughout.

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 Derjan experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.5 months, from October 23 to April 6, with average wind speeds of more than 6.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Derjan is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.5 months, from April 6 to October 23. The calmest month of the year in Derjan is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.4 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Derjan is from the east throughout the year.

Derjan 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 3.3 months, from June 18 to September 28, with an average temperature above 73°F. The month of the year in Derjan with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 76°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 4.1 months, from December 19 to April 23, with an average temperature below 61°F. The month of the year in Derjan with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 57°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Derjan 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 time of year to visit Derjan for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to mid September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

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 Derjan for hot-weather activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last 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 Derjan typically lasts for 7.1 months (217 days), from around March 28 to around October 31, rarely starting before March 5 or after April 21, and rarely ending before October 11 or after November 19.

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 Derjan should appear around April 5, only rarely appearing before March 20 or after April 19.

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 3.0 months, from May 18 to August 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Derjan is July, with an average of 7.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 30 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.9 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Derjan is December, with an average of 1.7 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Derjan are 41.674 deg latitude, 20.058 deg longitude, and 1,558 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Derjan contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,782 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,533 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,077 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,019 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Derjan is covered by trees (38%), shrubs (29%), cropland (18%), and grassland (16%), within 10 miles by trees (60%) and grassland (12%), and within 50 miles by trees (43%) and cropland (17%).