Korçë in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Korçë sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 192 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early September to 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Korçë's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Korçë's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
6°C
Precipitation
192 mm
24 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
5.3
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Korçë in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 24°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Korçë reaches about 16°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Korçë

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Korçë weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Korçë gets around 192 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 6 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min in early September to 9 h 18 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Korçë?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Korçë for sightseeing.

What to pack for Korçë in Fall

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

In fall, Korçë sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in Korçë in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 4 — 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 Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall 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
Fall 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.