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Deshat
Velivar
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Kërçinë
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Kërçinë
Mali i Gramës
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Dibër County · AlbaniaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Arithi

1,987 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
Elevation1,987 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation9.4 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
41.58° N, 20.31° EElevation 1,987 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,987 m
  • Mid-mountain1,370 m
  • Valley · Selishtë743 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Arithi in brief

Arithi rises to 1,987 m, Dibër County, Albania.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is Selishtë, 6.4 km to the NW at 743 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,987 m · 6,519 ft
Region
Dibër County
Country
Albania
Coordinates
41.5753, 20.3114
Nearest airport
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) · 52 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Arithi by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°-2°-11°Jan-2°-11°Feb2°-8°Mar7°-4°Apr12°1°May16°5°Jun18°7°Jul19°8°Aug14°4°Sep10°0°Oct4°-5°Nov-1°-9°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Arithi by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-2°-2°2°7°12°16°18°19°14°10°4°-1°
Average low-11°-11°-8°-4°1°5°7°8°4°0°-5°-9°
Precipitation136 mm140 mm139 mm127 mm93 mm78 mm60 mm63 mm114 mm152 mm210 mm183 mm
Cloud cover47%47%47%46%37%23%14%14%26%37%46%53%
Daylight9h 2910h 3711h 5313h 1914h 3115h 1014h 5413h 5312h 3111h 099h 529h 11
Month score181818183965848349221815

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,000 m1,000 m1,550 m2,250 m3,000 m3,550 m3,950 m4,000 m3,400 m2,800 m1,900 m1,250 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Arithi in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Albania
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Deshat2,375 m–19 km E16°
Velivar2,373 m–19 km E16°
Kërçinë2,373 m–20 km E16°
Mali i Gramës2,345 m–23 km NE18°
Supliv Kamen2,299 m–24 km NE16°
Maja e Micekut2,084 m–9.4 km W18°
Mali i Lopës2,020 m–13 km S18°
Visoko Brdo2,018 m–22 km NE17°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Selishtë

Dibër County · 6.4 km NW
17°Oct high
10wet days
72score
Selishtë
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Fushë-Bulqizë

Dibër County · 6.4 km S
18°Oct high
10wet days
74score
Fushë-Bulqizë
Zerqan
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Zerqan

Dibër County · 9.1 km SE
17°Oct high
10wet days
71score
Zerqan
Shupenzë
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Shupenzë

Dibër County · 11 km SE
19°Oct high
10wet days
77score
Shupenzë
Around here

Selishtë and around

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Selishtë

Dibër County · Albania
Jul–Sepbest months
26°July high
743 maltitude
Selishtë

Nature

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12 km NW

Zall-Gjoçaj National Park

National park
Zall-Gjoçaj National Park
Liqeni i Zi
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7.6 km SW

Liqeni i Zi

Lake · 1,807 m
Liqeni i Zi
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8.5 km SW

Liqeni i Dhive

Lake · 1,879 m
Liqeni i Dhive

Mountains

Korab
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29 km NE

Korab

2,764 m · Korab
Korab
Small Korab
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29 km NE

Small Korab

2,683 m · Korab
Small Korab
Deshat
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20 km E

Deshat

2,375 m · Korab
Deshat

Heritage

Kulla e Lazim e Mynir Markaj
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9.5 km SE

Kulla e Lazim e Mynir Markaj

Cultural Monument of Albania
Kulla e Lazim e Mynir Markaj