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Tirana · AlbaniaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Maja e Qafa e Shtylles

1,644 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec
Elevation1,644 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation5.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul20°average high
41.37° N, 20.09° EElevation 1,644 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,644 m
  • Mid-mountain1,440 m
  • Valley · Bizë1,238 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Maja e Qafa e Shtylles in brief

Maja e Qafa e Shtylles rises to 1,644 m, Tirana, Albania.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Bizë, 9.3 km to the E at 1,238 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,644 m · 5,394 ft
Region
Tirana
Country
Albania
Coordinates
41.3719, 20.0947
Nearest airport
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) · 32 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 Maja e Qafa e Shtylles 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°1°-8°Jan1°-8°Feb4°-6°Mar8°-2°Apr13°2°May17°6°Jun20°9°Jul20°9°Aug16°5°Sep12°2°Oct6°-3°Nov2°-6°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Maja e Qafa e Shtylles by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°1°4°8°13°17°20°20°16°12°6°2°
Average low-8°-8°-6°-2°2°6°9°9°5°2°-3°-6°
Precipitation151 mm160 mm158 mm157 mm108 mm88 mm66 mm69 mm128 mm179 mm229 mm213 mm
Cloud cover40%40%40%40%31%19%11%10%21%31%39%44%
Daylight9h 3110h 3711h 5313h 1814h 3015h 0914h 5313h 5212h 3111h 099h 539h 12
Month score212121214470828155342119

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 · Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,150 m1,100 m1,500 m2,100 m2,850 m3,400 m3,850 m3,850 m3,250 m2,700 m1,900 m1,350 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Maja e Qafa e Shtylles in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Albania
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Maja e Micekut2,084 m–24 km N18°
Mali i Lopës2,020 m–18 km NE18°
Maja e Plakthit1,936 m–20 km NE18°
Mali me Gropa1,848 m–5.1 km W19°
Mali i Balgjajt1,718 m–25 km N19°
Maja e Vjervakut1,709 m–19 km E20°
Malesia e Martan Eshit1,677 m–17 km NE19°
Shkembi i Mucas1,667 m–15 km E20°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Bizë
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Bizë

Tirana · 9.3 km E
14°Oct high
10wet days
55score
Bizë
Krastë
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Krastë

Dibër County · 11 km NE
15°Oct high
10wet days
62score
Krastë
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Xibër-Murrizë

Dibër County · 11 km NW
17°Oct high
10wet days
69score
Xibër-Murrizë
Klos
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Klos

Dibër County · 15 km N
22°Oct high
10wet days
77score
Klos
Around here

Bizë and around

Bizë
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Bizë

Tirana · Albania
Jul–Sepbest months
23°July high
1,238 maltitude
Bizë

Nature

Mat
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11 km N

Mat

River
Mat
Shpella e Valit
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3.2 km W

Shpella e Valit

Cave
Shpella e Valit
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3.1 km W

Monumenti i Natyrës "Shpella e Valit"/Vali Cave

Cave
Monumenti i Natyrës "Shpella e Valit"/Vali Cave

Mountains

Shebenik
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28 km SE

Shebenik

2,261 m
Shebenik
Jablanica Mountains
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27 km E

Jablanica Mountains

2,258 m · Shebenik
Jablanica Mountains
Maja e Shebenikut
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27 km SE

Maja e Shebenikut

2,250 m
Maja e Shebenikut

Heritage

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7.1 km NE

Teqe of Martanesh

Cultural Monument of Albania
Teqe of Martanesh