Librazhd in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Librazhd sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 354 mm of precipitation over about 34 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
7°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
354 mm
34 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
0.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Librazhd in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C.

A typical winter day in Librazhd reaches about 7°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°-5°10°15°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Librazhd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

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

Librazhd 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
Jan / -3°10910.96.59.40.3
Feb / -2°10810.8610.31.1
Mar11° / 11612.34.711.72.7
Apr15° / 11714.81.413.14.1
May20° / 10514.20.114.35.8
Jun24° / 13°6711.1014.97.0
Jul27° / 15°498.7014.77.3
Aug27° / 15°387.8013.67.4
Sep23° / 12°829.3012.37.2
Oct18° / 1029.60.310.96.0
Nov12° / 12310.91.99.73.3
Dec / -1°13812.25.29.10.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Librazhd gets around 354 mm of rain and snow over 34 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 6 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 Librazhd?

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.

0.7
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 Librazhd.

What to pack for Librazhd in Winter

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

In winter, Librazhd sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 34 days see rain.

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UV index in Librazhd 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 Librazhd peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 15UV 10Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Librazhd?

Librazhd sits at 41.2°N, 20.3°E, 251 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Elbasan, 21 km away.

ElbasanVevčaniStrugaBulqizëCentar ŽupaOhridPogradecDebar

Topography around Librazhd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Librazhd has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m around an average of 425 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,107 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m.

The land around Librazhd is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
587 m
16 km
2,107 m
80 km
2,709 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Elbasan 21 km · Vevčani 24 km · Struga 30 km · Bulqizë 36 km · Centar Župa 39 km · Ohrid 41 km · Pogradec 42 km · Debar 42 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 Librazhd (41.1794°, 20.315°, elevation 251 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.