Lushnjë weather in January

In January, Lushnjë sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 80 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 9.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Lushnjë's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lushnjë's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
80 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
9 h 24 min
7:10 AM – 4:31 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Lushnjë is city in Fier County, Albania.

Density
169/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical January day in Lushnjë reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1124
2124
3123
4123
5123
6123
7123
8123
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15123
16123
17123
18123
19123
20123
21123
22123
23123
24123
25124
26124
27124
28124
29124
30124
31124

How January really feels in Lushnjë

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lushnjë weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 809.39.43.2
Feb13° / 859.910.43.8
Mar16° / 9310.311.75.3
Apr20° / 10°8211.313.16.2
May24° / 14°639.114.37.3
Jun29° / 18°37614.96.7
Jul31° / 20°254.514.65.5
Aug32° / 20°254.213.65.2
Sep27° / 17°798.212.36.9
Oct23° / 13°938.810.97.3
Nov18° / 11210.49.75.6
Dec13° / 10911.29.13.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46139
56139
66040
76040
86040
95941
105941
115941
125842
135743
145743
155644
165644
175545
185446
195446
205347
215347
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275149
285248
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Lushnjë gets around 80 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1332
2322
3312
4312
5301
6301
7291
8291
9281
10281
11281
12281
13281
14281
15281
16280
17290
18290
19300
20300
21310
22311
23311
24321
25321
26321
27321
28321
29321
30321
31321

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 4:17 PM to 4:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:114:17
29.17:114:18
39.17:114:19
49.17:114:20
59.27:114:21
69.27:114:22
79.27:114:22
89.27:114:23
99.27:114:24
109.27:114:25
119.37:114:26
129.37:114:27
139.37:104:28
149.37:104:29
159.37:104:30
169.47:104:31
179.47:094:32
189.47:094:34
199.47:084:35
209.57:084:36
219.57:074:37
229.57:074:38
239.57:064:39
249.67:064:40
259.67:054:41
269.67:044:43
279.77:044:44
289.77:034:45
299.77:024:46
309.87:014:47
319.87:004:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.04 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.8Dim
21.8Dim
31.8Dim
41.8Dim
51.9Dim
61.9Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Dim
132.0Moderate
142.0Moderate
152.0Moderate
162.0Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.2Moderate
262.2Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.4Moderate
312.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Lushnjë?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lushnjë.

What to pack for Lushnjë in January

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

In January, Lushnjë sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Lushnjë in January

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 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 Lushnjë in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lushnjë 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lushnjë?

Lushnjë sits at 40.9°N, 19.7°E, 22 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Peqin, 12 km away.

KuçovëFierFier-ÇifçiPatosKavajëBeratPatos Fshat

Topography around Lushnjë

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lushnjë has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,377 m.

The land around Lushnjë is covered by grassland (34%), trees (25%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (30%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), grassland (25%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
251 m
16 km
486 m
80 km
2,377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Peqin 12 km · Kuçovë 24 km · Fier 27 km · Fier-Çifçi 28 km · Patos 30 km · Kavajë 30 km · Berat 33 km · Patos Fshat 34 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 Lushnjë (40.9419°, 19.705°, elevation 22 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).