Albania
About 2.87M people live in Albania, on 28,748 km² in 12 regions; the capital is Tirana. The highest summit is Korab (2,764 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May · Sep–Oct.
Albania at a glance
The atlas follows 4,086 places here month by month, with 870 mountains and 270 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, September and October.
Albania's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+122%1.25M in 1950 → 2.77M in 2025 → 2.24M in 2050Albania · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Albania
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Albania
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
76OctoberTirana
76OctoberDurrës
76OctoberVlorë
73OctoberKorçë
75OctoberShkodër
79OctoberGjirokastër
76OctoberFier
77OctoberElbasan
12 regions
Albania from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Albania
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Albania
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Albania
270 monuments and 47 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in Albania
The ground and the sky in Albania
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Albania
1 large airports, 42 railway stations, 24 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
Tipping
Tips are welcome rather than expected; rounding up, or about 10% in a restaurant for good service, is common.