Kuçovë in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kuçovë sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 258 mm of precipitation over about 30 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Kuçovë's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kuçovë's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
258 mm
30 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
2.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Kuçovë in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Kuçovë reaches about 10°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Kuçovë

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 74 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
74
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kuçovë 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 749.62.59.42.2
Feb11° / 819.72.810.42.7
Mar14° / 9311.11.711.74.3
Apr18° / 9313.50.113.15.4
May23° / 11°7811.6014.26.7
Jun27° / 15°488.5014.97.0
Jul30° / 17°316.1014.66.1
Aug30° / 17°315.7013.65.9
Sep26° / 14°798.8012.37.3
Oct21° / 10°898.6010.96.9
Nov16° / 10210.50.59.74.8
Dec11° / 10311.11.59.12.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kuçovë gets around 258 mm of rain and snow over 30 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Kuçovë?

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.

2.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuçovë.

What to pack for Kuçovë in Winter

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

In winter, Kuçovë sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Kuçovë 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 46 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.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar14Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Kuçovë in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Kuçovë peaks around July 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 20UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kuçovë?

Kuçovë sits at 40.8°N, 19.9°E, 58 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Berat, 11 km away.

LushnjëPatosPatos FshatPeqinFier-ÇifçiFierElbasan

Topography around Kuçovë

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuçovë has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,174 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,377 m.

The land around Kuçovë is covered by trees (46%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (28%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
281 m
16 km
1,174 m
80 km
2,377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Berat 11 km · Lushnjë 24 km · Patos 28 km · Patos Fshat 28 km · Peqin 31 km · Fier-Çifçi 31 km · Fier 31 km · Elbasan 37 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 Kuçovë (40.8003°, 19.9167°, elevation 58 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.