Shkodër Weather in December
Shkodër in December
The short of it: Shkodër in December averages a high of 11 °C (52 °F) and a low of 4 °C (38 °F), with 217 mm (8.5 in) of rain and about 9 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 11° · low 4° · rain 217 mm · daylight 9 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & October
Thirty years of records give Shkodër an average December high of 11°, a low of 4° and some 217 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from November to about 11°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 217 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 7 min in mid-December, 37 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and October.
Against its neighbours, Shkodër runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Koplik, 17 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Shkodër, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 5° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KoplikShkodër County | 17 km NNW | 11° | 3° | 218 mm |
| Gjadër, DajcLezhë County | 22 km SSE | 12° | 4° | 190 mm |
| UlcinjUlcinj | 28 km WSW | 12° | 5° | 186 mm |
| ShëngjinLezhë County | 29 km SSE | 11° | 4° | 180 mm |
| PukëShkodër County | 32 km E | 8° | 1° | 152 mm |
| LezhëLezhë County | 33 km SSE | 12° | 4° | 176 mm |
| BarBar | 34 km W | 12° | 5° | 195 mm |
| ŠušanjBar | 35 km W | 12° | 5° | 195 mm |