Fier in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Fier sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 265 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Fier's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Fier's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 13°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 6°C
- Rainfall
- 265 mm
- 32 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.6
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Fier in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.
A typical winter day in Fier reaches about 13°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Fier
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Fier weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° / 5° | 76 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 13° / 6° | 81 | 10 | 10.4 | 3.7 |
| Mar | 16° / 8° | 88 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 19° / 11° | 76 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 6.3 |
| May | 24° / 16° | 56 | 7.5 | 14.2 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 28° / 19° | 35 | 5.6 | 14.9 | 6.9 |
| Jul | 31° / 22° | 26 | 4.2 | 14.6 | 5.7 |
| Aug | 31° / 22° | 27 | 4.4 | 13.6 | 5.4 |
| Sep | 27° / 19° | 89 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 6.9 |
| Oct | 23° / 15° | 100 | 9 | 10.9 | 7.2 |
| Nov | 18° / 11° | 116 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 13° / 7° | 108 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 3.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Fier gets around 265 mm of rain over 32 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.2 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Fier?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fier.
What to pack for Fier in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Fier sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 32 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Fier in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 15°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 14°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from May 27 to Nov 6 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Bracing |
| Feb | 14 | Bracing |
| Mar | 14 | Bracing |
| Apr | 16 | Cool |
| May | 19 | Cool |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 24 | Warm |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 24 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 22 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 19 | Cool |
| Dec | 17 | Cool |
UV index in Fier in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fier peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Fier?
Fier sits at 40.7°N, 19.6°E, 28 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Fier-Çifçi, 1.0 km away.
Topography around Fier
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fier.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Fier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,377 m.
The land around Fier is covered by cropland (30%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), water (32%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.
Albania travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 43% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $12,998
- 2025
- Happiness
- 5.7 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 71%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.4
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 11.7
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 532
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fier (40.7251°, 19.5582°, elevation 28 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.