Korçë weather in April

In April, Korçë sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Korçë's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Korçë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:05 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Korçë is city in Albania.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 28.6 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
8,814/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Korçë reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2122
3122
4122
5122
6122
7122
8122
9132
10133
11133
12133
13133
14133
15133
16143
17143
18143
19144
20144
21144
22154
23154
24154
25155
26155
27165
28165
29165
30165

How April really feels in Korçë

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
4
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Korçë weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°679.679.40.0
Feb / -3°719.56.610.40.4
Mar / -0°7510.85.211.72.0
Apr14° / 7212.51.3133.7
May18° / 6111.50.114.25.9
Jun23° / 11°327.9014.87.5
Jul26° / 14°245.2014.68.1
Aug26° / 14°204.9013.68.1
Sep22° / 10°476.4012.37.5
Oct17° / 657.70.310.95.7
Nov11° / 809.829.72.6
Dec / -3°8710.95.89.10.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54753
64753
74753
84753
94753
104753
114753
124753
134753
144654
154753
164753
174852
184852
194852
204852
214951
224951
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244951
254951
264951
275050
285050
295149
305149

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Korçë gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13810
2399
3399
4398
5398
6407
7407
8417
9416
10426
11426
12435
13435
14435
15434
16434
17434
18434
19433
20433
21433
22422
23422
24422
25422
26421
27411
28411
29411
30411

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:295:54
212.45:285:55
312.55:265:56
412.55:245:57
512.65:235:58
612.65:215:59
712.75:196:00
812.75:186:01
912.85:166:02
1012.85:146:03
1112.95:136:04
1212.95:116:05
1312.95:106:06
1413.05:086:07
1513.05:066:08
1613.15:056:09
1713.15:036:11
1813.25:026:12
1913.25:006:13
2013.34:596:14
2113.34:576:15
2213.34:566:16
2313.44:546:17
2413.44:536:18
2513.54:516:19
2613.54:506:20
2713.54:486:21
2813.64:476:22
2913.64:466:23
3013.74:446:24

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Korçë?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Korçë.

What to pack for Korçë in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Korçë sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Korçë in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Korçë peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Korçë in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Korçë is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Korçë's WHO annual average of 28.6 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2336 µg/m³Dec 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr36Poor
May36Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Korçë?

Korçë sits at 40.6°N, 20.8°E, 869 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Pustec, 21 km away.

PustecPogradecOhridResenStrugaBerat

Topography around Korçë

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Korçë.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Korçë has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 m around an average of 907 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,564 m.

The land around Korçë is covered by cropland (45%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (30%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
597 m
16 km
1,064 m
80 km
2,564 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Pustec 21 km · Pogradec 33 km · Ohrid 55 km · Resen 56 km · Flórina 56 km · Struga 63 km · Bitola 66 km · Berat 71 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
Muslim 57%Roman Catholic 10%Orthodox 7%other 6%

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 Korçë (40.6186°, 20.7808°, elevation 869 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).