Shkodër weather in February

In February, Shkodër sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 169 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Shkodër's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shkodër's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 169 mm; 11.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 6:47 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.8; out of 10

Shkodër is city in northwestern Albania.

Density: 110/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~350 BCE

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical February day in Shkodër reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	10	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	11	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	5
25	12	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	13	5

How February really feels in Shkodër

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Shkodër weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 3°	166	11.4	0.9	9.3	2.2
Feb	11° / 4°	169	11.7	1.5	10.3	2.8
Mar	15° / 7°	163	11.6	0.7	11.7	4.4
Apr	18° / 11°	143	11.8	0.2	13.1	5.7
May	23° / 15°	113	9.6	0	14.3	7.0
Jun	27° / 19°	61	5.7	0	15	7.4
Jul	30° / 21°	40	4.2	0	14.7	6.3
Aug	30° / 21°	49	3.4	0	13.7	6.1
Sep	26° / 17°	181	8.5	0	12.3	7.3
Oct	21° / 13°	206	10	0	10.8	6.7
Nov	16° / 8°	252	12.5	0.1	9.6	4.7
Dec	11° / 4°	225	13.4	1	9	2.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	47	48	49	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	50	49	49	49	48	48	48	47
Cloudier (%)	53	52	51	50	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Shkodër gets around 169 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	5
2	40	5
3	40	5
4	40	5
5	40	5
6	40	5
7	40	5
8	40	6
9	40	6
10	40	6
11	41	6
12	41	5
13	41	5
14	41	5
15	41	5
16	41	5
17	42	5
18	42	5
19	42	5
20	43	5
21	43	5
22	43	5
23	44	5
24	44	5
25	45	5
26	45	5
27	45	5
28	45	5

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 5:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29
Sunset (PM)	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:20	5:21	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:03	4:48
2	9.8	7:02	4:49
3	9.8	7:01	4:50
4	9.9	7:00	4:52
5	9.9	6:59	4:53
6	9.9	6:58	4:54
7	10.0	6:57	4:56
8	10.0	6:56	4:57
9	10.1	6:55	4:58
10	10.1	6:54	4:59
11	10.1	6:52	5:01
12	10.2	6:51	5:02
13	10.2	6:50	5:03
14	10.3	6:49	5:04
15	10.3	6:47	5:06
16	10.3	6:46	5:07
17	10.4	6:45	5:08
18	10.4	6:43	5:10
19	10.5	6:42	5:11
20	10.5	6:41	5:12
21	10.6	6:39	5:13
22	10.6	6:38	5:15
23	10.7	6:36	5:16
24	10.7	6:35	5:17
25	10.7	6:33	5:18
26	10.8	6:32	5:20
27	10.8	6:30	5:21
28	10.9	6:29	5:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.2	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.6	Moderate
12	2.6	Moderate
13	2.6	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.7	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.9	Moderate
21	2.9	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Shkodër?

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

2.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shkodër.

What to pack for Shkodër in February

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

In February, Shkodër sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Shkodër in February

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 24 to Oct 31 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	15	19	23	25	25	23	21	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Shkodër in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shkodër peaks around July 16 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	5	7	7	9	9	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Shkodër?

Shkodër sits at 42.1°N, 19.5°E, 12 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Ulcinj, 28 km away.

Topography around Shkodër

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shkodër has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,557 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,622 m.

The land around Shkodër is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (27%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (31%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (47%), water (24%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

artificial surfaces 32%

16 km

1,557 m

trees 31%

80 km

2,622 m

trees 47%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Shkodër year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Ulcinj 28 km · Lezhë 33 km · Bar 34 km · Podgorica 46 km · Bečići 58 km · Budva 61 km · Cetinje 61 km · Krujë 66 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

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 Shkodër (42.0683°, 19.5126°, elevation 12 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	10	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	11	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	5
25	12	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	5
2	40	5
3	40	5
4	40	5
5	40	5
6	40	5
7	40	5
8	40	6
9	40	6
10	40	6
11	41	6
12	41	5
13	41	5
14	41	5
15	41	5
16	41	5
17	42	5
18	42	5
19	42	5
20	43	5
21	43	5
22	43	5
23	44	5
24	44	5
25	45	5
26	45	5
27	45	5
28	45	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	10	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	11	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	5
25	12	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	5
2	40	5
3	40	5
4	40	5
5	40	5
6	40	5
7	40	5
8	40	6
9	40	6
10	40	6
11	41	6
12	41	5
13	41	5
14	41	5
15	41	5
16	41	5
17	42	5
18	42	5
19	42	5
20	43	5
21	43	5
22	43	5
23	44	5
24	44	5
25	45	5
26	45	5
27	45	5
28	45	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	3
2	10	3
3	10	3
4	11	3
5	11	3
6	11	3
7	11	3
8	11	3
9	11	3
10	11	3
11	11	3
12	11	3
13	11	3
14	11	4
15	11	4
16	11	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	12	4
24	12	5
25	12	5
26	13	5
27	13	5
28	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	50	50
5	50	50
6	50	50
7	51	49
8	51	49
9	52	48
10	52	48
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	51	49
18	50	50
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	40	5
2	40	5
3	40	5
4	40	5
5	40	5
6	40	5
7	40	5
8	40	6
9	40	6
10	40	6
11	41	6
12	41	5
13	41	5
14	41	5
15	41	5
16	41	5
17	42	5
18	42	5
19	42	5
20	43	5
21	43	5
22	43	5
23	44	5
24	44	5
25	45	5
26	45	5
27	45	5
28	45	5

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100