Tirana weather in February

In February, Tirana sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 106 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tirana's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tirana's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 106 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:45 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.0; 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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical February day in Tirana reaches about 12°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 7°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	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	4	4	4	5	5

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

Tirana 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°	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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	56	57	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	52	52	51	51	50	49	49
Cloudier (%)	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	44	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Tirana gets around 106 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	2
2	34	2
3	34	2
4	34	2
5	35	2
6	35	2
7	35	3
8	36	3
9	36	3
10	37	3
11	37	3
12	38	3
13	38	3
14	38	3
15	39	4
16	39	4
17	40	4
18	40	4
19	41	4
20	41	4
21	41	4
22	41	4
23	41	4
24	42	4
25	42	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	3

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 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	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 48 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 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:27 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)	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:28	6:27
Sunset (PM)	4:48	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:55	4:56	4:57	4:58	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:00	4:48
2	9.8	6:59	4:50
3	9.9	6:58	4:51
4	9.9	6:57	4:52
5	10.0	6:56	4:53
6	10.0	6:55	4:55
7	10.0	6:54	4:56
8	10.1	6:53	4:57
9	10.1	6:52	4:58
10	10.1	6:51	5:00
11	10.2	6:50	5:01
12	10.2	6:48	5:02
13	10.3	6:47	5:03
14	10.3	6:46	5:05
15	10.4	6:45	5:06
16	10.4	6:44	5:07
17	10.4	6:42	5:08
18	10.5	6:41	5:10
19	10.5	6:40	5:11
20	10.6	6:38	5:12
21	10.6	6:37	5:13
22	10.6	6:35	5:14
23	10.7	6:34	5:16
24	10.7	6:33	5:17
25	10.8	6:31	5:18
26	10.8	6:30	5:19
27	10.9	6:28	5:20
28	10.9	6:27	5:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.87 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 — February's 2.87 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)	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4
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	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.8	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Tirana?

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

3.0

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 Tirana.

What to pack for Tirana in February

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

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

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Tirana in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°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 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 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 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

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

February 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	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	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	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	5
28	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	2
2	34	2
3	34	2
4	34	2
5	35	2
6	35	2
7	35	3
8	36	3
9	36	3
10	37	3
11	37	3
12	38	3
13	38	3
14	38	3
15	39	4
16	39	4
17	40	4
18	40	4
19	41	4
20	41	4
21	41	4
22	41	4
23	41	4
24	42	4
25	42	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	3

	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	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	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	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	5
28	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	2
2	34	2
3	34	2
4	34	2
5	35	2
6	35	2
7	35	3
8	36	3
9	36	3
10	37	3
11	37	3
12	38	3
13	38	3
14	38	3
15	39	4
16	39	4
17	40	4
18	40	4
19	41	4
20	41	4
21	41	4
22	41	4
23	41	4
24	42	4
25	42	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	3

	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	11	3
2	11	3
3	11	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	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	4
15	12	4
16	12	4
17	12	4
18	12	4
19	12	4
20	12	4
21	12	4
22	12	4
23	13	4
24	13	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	5
28	13	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	54	46
5	54	46
6	55	45
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	57	43
11	56	44
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	53	47
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	51	49
25	51	49
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	2
2	34	2
3	34	2
4	34	2
5	35	2
6	35	2
7	35	3
8	36	3
9	36	3
10	37	3
11	37	3
12	38	3
13	38	3
14	38	3
15	39	4
16	39	4
17	40	4
18	40	4
19	41	4
20	41	4
21	41	4
22	41	4
23	41	4
24	42	4
25	42	4
26	42	4
27	42	4
28	42	3

	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