Tirana weather in April

In April, Tirana sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 102 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tirana's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tirana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 102 mm; 12.6 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:08 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

Tirana is capital and the largest city of Albania.

Density: 10,012/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1614

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tirana reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

	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	29	30
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	20	10
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11

Tirana weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-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°	103	10	0.6	9.4	2.5
Feb	12° / 4°	106	10.7	1	10.3	3.0
Mar	15° / 6°	113	11	0.3	11.7	4.5
Apr	18° / 9°	102	12.6	0	13.1	5.6
May	22° / 13°	83	11	0	14.3	6.8
Jun	27° / 17°	48	7.2	0	14.9	7.4
Jul	29° / 19°	31	5.2	0	14.7	6.6
Aug	30° / 19°	32	5.6	0	13.7	6.2
Sep	26° / 16°	96	9.2	0	12.3	7.2
Oct	21° / 12°	118	9.4	0	10.9	6.9
Nov	16° / 8°	141	11.2	0.1	9.7	5.1
Dec	11° / 4°	136	12	0.3	9.1	2.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	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	29	30
Clearer (%)	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	58	58	58	59	58	59	59	59	59	59
Cloudier (%)	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	42	42	41	42	41	41	41	41	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tirana gets around 102 mm of rain over 12.6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

	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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	39	39	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	43
10	44
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	38
30	38

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 95% 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	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	94	93	91	90	88	87	85	83	81
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	7	9	10	12	13	15	16	18
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	95	5	0
22	94	6	0
23	93	7	0
24	91	9	0
25	90	10	0
26	88	12	0
27	87	13	0
28	85	15	0
29	83	16	1
30	81	18	1

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 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	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	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	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:29 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	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:33	5:31	5:30	5:28	5:26	5:24	5:23	5:21	5:19	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:08	5:06	5:05	5:03	5:01	5:00	4:58	4:57	4:55	4:54	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:48	4:47
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	5:33	5:58
2	12.5	5:31	5:59
3	12.5	5:30	6:00
4	12.6	5:28	6:01
5	12.6	5:26	6:02
6	12.6	5:24	6:03
7	12.7	5:23	6:04
8	12.7	5:21	6:05
9	12.8	5:19	6:06
10	12.8	5:18	6:08
11	12.9	5:16	6:09
12	12.9	5:14	6:10
13	13.0	5:13	6:11
14	13.0	5:11	6:12
15	13.1	5:09	6:13
16	13.1	5:08	6:14
17	13.2	5:06	6:15
18	13.2	5:05	6:16
19	13.2	5:03	6:17
20	13.3	5:01	6:19
21	13.3	5:00	6:20
22	13.4	4:58	6:21
23	13.4	4:57	6:22
24	13.5	4:55	6:23
25	13.5	4:54	6:24
26	13.5	4:52	6:25
27	13.6	4:51	6:26
28	13.6	4:50	6:27
29	13.7	4:48	6:28
30	13.7	4:47	6:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.35 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	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tirana?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Tirana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tirana in April

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

In April, Tirana sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tirana in April

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 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 26 to Nov 3 — 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)	15	14	14	16	19	23	24	25	24	21	19	16
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	16	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Tirana in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tirana peaks around July 17 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.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Tirana?

Tirana sits at 41.3°N, 19.8°E, 113 m above sea level, in Albania. The nearest listed city is Fushë-Krujë, 19 km away.

Topography around Tirana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tirana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 126 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,578 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,709 m.

The land around Tirana is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), water (23%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

185 m

artificial surfaces 75%

16 km

1,578 m

trees 59%

80 km

2,709 m

trees 44%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← March Tirana year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Fushë-Krujë 19 km · Krujë 20 km · Rrashbull 26 km · Kavajë 27 km · Durrës 30 km · Peqin 32 km · Elbasan 33 km · Bulqizë 38 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 Tirana (41.3274°, 19.8187°, elevation 113 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	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	20	10
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	43
10	44
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	38
30	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	95	5	0
22	94	6	0
23	93	7	0
24	91	9	0
25	90	10	0
26	88	12	0
27	87	13	0
28	85	15	0
29	83	16	1
30	81	18	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	20	10
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	43
10	44
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	38
30	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	95	5	0
22	94	6	0
23	93	7	0
24	91	9	0
25	90	10	0
26	88	12	0
27	87	13	0
28	85	15	0
29	83	16	1
30	81	18	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	18	9
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	20	10
27	20	11
28	20	11
29	20	11
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	54	46
9	54	46
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	56	44
18	56	44
19	57	43
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	59	41
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	59	41
28	59	41
29	59	41
30	59	41

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	39
3	40
4	40
5	41
6	42
7	42
8	43
9	43
10	44
11	45
12	45
13	45
14	45
15	45
16	45
17	44
18	44
19	43
20	43
21	42
22	42
23	41
24	41
25	40
26	40
27	39
28	39
29	38
30	38

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	100	0	0
3	100	0	0
4	100	0	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	99	1	0
9	99	1	0
10	99	1	0
11	99	1	0
12	98	2	0
13	98	2	0
14	98	2	0
15	98	2	0
16	97	3	0
17	97	3	0
18	97	3	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	95	5	0
22	94	6	0
23	93	7	0
24	91	9	0
25	90	10	0
26	88	12	0
27	87	13	0
28	85	15	0
29	83	16	1
30	81	18	1