Peqin weather in August

In August, Peqin sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Peqin's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peqin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:55 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
17%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Peqin is town in Albania.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Peqin reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Peqin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 23 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
23
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Peqin weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13964
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23946
24937
25937
26928
27928
289010
299010
308812
318713

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Peqin gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.2 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
214
314
414
514
613
713
813
913
1014
1114
1214
1314
1414
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2114
2214
2315
2415
2516
2617
2718
2819
2920
3020
3121

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10938494
20838494
30839494
41839484
51839484
61840474
71841464
81841464
91842454
101943443
111944433
121945423
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1511047392
1611048382
1711148382
1811149372
1921149362
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2321351331
2431450321
2531550311
2641550301
2741650291
2851750281
2961749271
3071849251
3181949240

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:40 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:406:54
214.24:416:53
314.24:426:51
414.14:436:50
514.14:446:49
614.04:456:48
714.04:466:47
814.04:476:46
913.94:486:44
1013.94:496:43
1113.94:506:42
1213.84:516:40
1313.84:526:39
1413.74:536:38
1513.74:546:36
1613.74:556:35
1713.64:566:33
1813.64:586:32
1913.54:596:30
2013.55:006:29
2113.45:016:27
2213.45:026:26
2313.45:036:24
2413.35:046:23
2513.35:056:21
2613.25:066:19
2713.25:076:18
2813.15:086:16
2913.15:096:15
3013.15:106:13
3113.05:116:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.34 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 — August's 6.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Peqin?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Peqin for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Peqin in August

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

In August, Peqin sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Peqin in August

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 33 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 5 — 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
Jun23Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Peqin in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peqin peaks around July 15 at about 9 (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 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Peqin?

Peqin sits at 41.0°N, 19.8°E, 52 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Lushnjë, 12 km away.

KavajëElbasanKuçovëTiranaRrashbullFierDurrës

Topography around Peqin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peqin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 742 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,377 m.

The land around Peqin is covered by trees (39%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (37%), grassland (32%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), water (25%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
404 m
16 km
742 m
80 km
2,377 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Lushnjë 12 km · Kavajë 22 km · Elbasan 29 km · Kuçovë 31 km · Tirana 32 km · Rrashbull 37 km · Fier 39 km · Durrës 40 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 Peqin (41.0461°, 19.7511°, elevation 52 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).