Early July 1 July
89°F
Typical afternoon high
11% historical wet-day frequency
Albania · Beach
Albanian Riviera & the south
in July.
Is July a good time?
Hot days.
More overnight stays than June.
July averages 91°F afternoons and 77°F seas, with about 2 rain days.
- Afternoons
- 91°F
- Sea
- 77°F
- Visitor demand
- 80%of August peak
Historical Jug regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Sarandë, Ksamil, Himarë, Vlorë, Gjirokastër and Berat; conditions vary within the region.
Overall match
8.5/10 · scores & prioritiesWhat matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
#4 of 12 months here · Balanced mix
Weather9.9/10Excellent
CrowdsBusy seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, typical for Europe this month
CostCheapfor Europe; Albania-wide price level
Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.
Plan your July
What to expect.
What should I pack?
Afternoons around 91°F (33°C): summer clothes; nights around 66°F (19°C): light layers. About 15 hours of daylight. About 2 rain days in a typical July.
Can I swim in July?
The sea averages 77°F. Our swimming guide: warm for swimming. Your comfort will vary. This is open water near the coast, not a beach-specific reading.
Monthly coastal averages from NOAA, 2011–2025. Sea temperature is separate from the weather and Overall scores.
A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights, sea temperature & daylight Show detailsHide details
About 15 hours of daylight.
The sun rises about 05:21 and sets about 20:09 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 66°F (19°C); afternoons reach about 91°F (33°C). Expect rain on about 2 days in a typical July.
Typical afternoon
91°F (33°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Julys
Night low
66°F (19°C)
average daily minimum
Sea
77°F (25°C)
warm; open water near the coast, NOAA satellite record 2011–2025
Daylight
14h 48m
on the 15th, computed from latitude
Early, middle or late?
Early or late July?
Early and late July have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 89°F on the 1st, versus 92°F on the 31st.
Mid July 15 July
90°F
Typical afternoon high
8% historical wet-day frequency
Late July 31 July
92°F
Typical afternoon high
11% historical wet-day frequency
Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.
Daily calendar & holiday datesJuly 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar
July 2027 calendar
Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189° | 289° | 389° | 489° | |||
| 589° | 690° | 790° | 890° | 990° | 1090° | 1190° |
| 1290° | 1390° | 1490° | 1590° | 1691° | 1791° | 1891° |
| 1991° | 2091° | 2191° | 2291° | 2391° | 2491° | 2591° |
| 2692° | 2792° | 2892° | 2992° | 3092° | 3192° |
Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event
School-holiday dates for July 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open.
Afternoons warm from about 89°F (32°C) in the first week to 92°F (33°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 8–11%.
Elsewhere in July 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Germany 54%, Netherlands 64%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Crowds and cost
Visitor season
Will it be busy?
Busy season. July averages 80% of August's overnight stays per day. More overnight stays than June.
Overnight stays across Jug do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, typical for Europe this month.
Hotel price season
Will it be cheaper?
A little above usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.
Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.
Albania as a whole
Well below EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 52 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Year-to-year variation
How much does July vary?
Across the recorded years
In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 85°F (30°C) and 94°F (34°C); in 9 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 91°F (33°C). Rain days ranged from 1 to 5; half the years had 2–4.
Rain days in each July
Rain days
2
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 5 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
26 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
13 of 15
of the last 15 Julys had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
30 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JulyHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
| Year | Afternoon high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 88°F | 3 |
| 2012 | 94°F | 1 |
| 2013 | 89°F | 2 |
| 2014 | 85°F | 5 |
| 2015 | 93°F | 2 |
| 2016 | 90°F | 4 |
| 2017 | 92°F | 2 |
| 2018 | 87°F | 5 |
| 2019 | 88°F | 5 |
| 2020 | 90°F | 2 |
| 2021 | 92°F | 3 |
| 2022 | 92°F | 2 |
| 2023 | 93°F | 2 |
| 2024 | 94°F | 2 |
| 2025 | 92°F | 1 |
Checked against official climate averages for Vlore. How we check
Compare dates
June, July
or August?
| Typical conditions | Jun | Jul | Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 85°F | 91°F | 91°F |
| Sea | 72°F | 77°F | 79°F |
| Rain days | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Overnight demand | 51% | 80% | 100% |
June: Cooler afternoons, cooler sea and more rain days than July. Less overnight demand. June guide →
August: Warmer sea than July. More overnight demand. August guide →
Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues. Sea temperatures are monthly coastal averages.
Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with July Show comparisonHide comparison
Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. July stays as your reference.
June and September have fewer overnight stays than July, with a similar or higher Weather score.
Your comparison
July or June?
Overnight stays are 51% of the busiest month.
National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest about usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Read the June guide →| Typical conditions | July | June |
|---|---|---|
| Afternoons | 91°F | 85°F |
| Nights | 66°F | 63°F |
| Sea | 77°F | 72°F |
| Rain days | 2 | 4 |
| Visitor season | Busy season | Moderate season |
| Overall / 10 | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| Month rank | #4 | #1 |
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
| Month | Overall | Rank | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Weather | Visitor season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1 | #12 | 52°F | 37°F | 61°F | 10 | 2.1 | Off season |
| February | 4.9 | #11 | 55°F | 39°F | 60°F | 8 | 2.9 | Off season |
| March | 5.7 | #9 | 61°F | 43°F | 59°F | 11 | 4.4 | Off season |
| April | 8.2 | #6 | 68°F | 48°F | 61°F | 7 | 6.7 | Low season |
| May | 8.8 | #2 | 75°F | 54°F | 66°F | 10 | 8.3 | Low season |
| June | 9.0 | #1 | 85°F | 63°F | 72°F | 4 | 9.9 | Moderate season |
| July | 8.5 | #4 | 91°F | 66°F | 77°F | 2 | 9.9 | Busy season |
| August | 8.0 | #7 | 91°F | 66°F | 79°F | 3 | 9.8 | Peak season |
| September | 8.7 | #3 | 82°F | 61°F | 77°F | 6 | 9.4 | Moderate season |
| October | 8.5 | #5 | 72°F | 53°F | 73°F | 7 | 7.7 | Low season |
| November | 6.5 | #8 | 63°F | 47°F | 69°F | 11 | 4.5 | Low season |
| December | 5.1 | #10 | 55°F | 40°F | 64°F | 11 | 3.1 | Off season |
Near here
Nearby places in July
Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.
Tirana & central Albaniaabout 50 miles
Balanced Overall 7.1 · Very good weather, 90°F (32°C) · Peak season · Cost cheap
EpirusGreece · about 70 miles
Balanced Overall 6.7 · Very good weather, 91°F (33°C) · Busy season · Cost moderate
Corfu & the Ionian IslandsGreece · about 130 miles
Balanced Overall 7.4 · Excellent weather, 85°F (29°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Thessaloniki & HalkidikiGreece · about 150 miles
Balanced Overall 7.4 · Excellent weather, 92°F (34°C) · Peak season · Cost pricey
Montenegroabout 170 miles
Balanced Overall 6.9 · Very good weather, 87°F (31°C) · Peak season · Cost cheap
Elsewhere in Europe
Same dates, elsewhere in Europe
Albanian Riviera & the south's weather ranks 22 of 77 beach regions this month. We found no beach regions outside Albania with similar weather and a quieter visitor season.
How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details
It's busy season, 80% of the busiest month and 152% above its average month. That means about 21,000 overnight visitors on a typical July night across the region, 36% of them from Albania itself.
| Climate suitability (HCI:Beach, 0–100) | 85 |
| How our weather was checked | Official climate averages for Vlore from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 3°F (1.6°C), night lows within 2°F (0.9°C). |
| Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day | 28 |
| Busiest month here | August · 35 |
| Visitors as share of people present | 2.7% |
| Rank among Europe's regions this month | 59th percentile |
| Domestic share of nights | 36% |
| Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights | — |
| Visitor share if every platform night were extra | — |
| National hotel-price season | Albania historical 2024–2025 index: About usual (0% vs its average month). Not a local room quote. |
| Population used | 743,000 |
| Statistical region | AL03 · Jug |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: no complete matching Eurostat platform-rental year is available here. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.