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Skanderbeg Mountains · Tirana · AlbaniaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Priska

1,365 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,365 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
41.31° N, 19.95° EElevation 1,365 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,365 m
  • Mid-mountain830 m
  • Valley · Petrelë298 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Priska in brief

Priska rises to 1,365 m in the Skanderbeg Mountains, Tirana, Albania.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Petrelë, 10 km to the SW at 298 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,365 m · 4,478 ft
Range
Skanderbeg Mountains
Region
Tirana
Country
Albania
Coordinates
41.3083, 19.9528
Nearest airport
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) · 23 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 Priska by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°4°-5°Jan4°-5°Feb7°-3°Mar11°0°Apr16°5°May19°9°Jun22°11°Jul23°11°Aug18°8°Sep14°5°Oct9°0°Nov5°-3°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Priska by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high4°4°7°11°16°19°22°23°18°14°9°5°
Average low-5°-5°-3°0°5°9°11°11°8°5°0°-3°
Precipitation134 mm145 mm150 mm153 mm106 mm88 mm60 mm64 mm120 mm166 mm199 mm190 mm
Cloud cover38%37%38%38%29%18%10%10%20%29%37%41%
Daylight9h 3110h 3811h 5313h 1814h 2915h 0814h 5313h 5212h 3111h 099h 549h 13
Month score222222245876848267472220

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–Feb · Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,300 m1,250 m1,650 m2,200 m2,950 m3,500 m3,950 m3,950 m3,350 m2,800 m2,050 m1,500 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Priska in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Albania
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mali me Gropa1,848 m–10 km NE19°
Maja e Qafa e Shtylles1,644 m–14 km NE20°
Maja e Majazit1,636 m–9.4 km NE20°
Mount Dajti1,613 m940 m6.8 km N21°
Maja e Markut1,600 m–12 km NE20°
Maja e Nenes1,585 m–13 km NE20°
Maja e Perecanit1,548 m–13 km NE21°
Maja e Perportit1,545 m–17 km NE21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Petrelë
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Petrelë

Tirana · 10 km SW
21°Oct high
10wet days
76score
Petrelë
Krrabë
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Krrabë

Tirana · 10 km S
20°Oct high
10wet days
76score
Krrabë
Tirana
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Tirana

Tirana · 11 km W
23°Oct high
10wet days
76score
Tirana
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Paskuqan

Tirana · 13 km NW
23°Oct high
10wet days
76score
Paskuqan
Around here

Petrelë and around

Petrelë
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Petrelë

Tirana · Albania
May · Sep–Octbest months
30°July high
298 maltitude
Petrelë

Nature

Lake Farka
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6.9 km N

Lake Farka

Lake · 187 m
Lake Farka
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9.3 km E

Pellumbas Cave

Cave
Pellumbas Cave
Tirana Artificial Lake
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7.1 km NW

Tirana Artificial Lake

Lake · 108 m
Tirana Artificial Lake

Mountains

Mali me Gropa
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20 km NE

Mali me Gropa

1,848 m · Skanderbeg Mountains
Mali me Gropa
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37 km E

Shkembi i Mucas

1,667 m
Shkembi i Mucas
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24 km NE

Maja e Qafa e Shtylles

1,644 m
Maja e Qafa e Shtylles

Heritage

Bride's Tomb
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2.1 km NE

Bride's Tomb

Cultural Monument of Albania
Bride's Tomb
Presidential Palace
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6.7 km N

Presidential Palace

Cultural Monument of Albania · 1941
Presidential Palace
Tirana International Hotel
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9.0 km N

Tirana International Hotel

Cultural Monument of Albania · 1979
Tirana International Hotel

Museums

National Historical Museum
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9.0 km N

National Historical Museum

History museum · 1981
National Historical Museum
House of Leaves
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8.7 km N

House of Leaves

House of Leaves
National Archaeological Museum
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7.7 km N

National Archaeological Museum

Archaeological museum · 1948
National Archaeological Museum