EuroVelo 8 - Mediterranean Route - part Albania, stage 2: Tirana → Fier-Çifçi
On stage 2 (Tirana → Fier-Çifçi, 138 km) the best month is October: 80% of days were dry with highs of 10–30 °C; the wind barely favours either direction (0.7 km/h on average; ERA5 2006–2025, 9:00–18:00).
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Weather by month
| Month | Good days | Rain days ≥ 1 mm | Rain, mm | Avg high | Days ≥ 30 °C | Days < 10 °C | Daylight, h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51% | 26% | 126 | 11 °C | 0% | 30% | 9.5 † |
| February | 62% | 28% | 98 | 13 °C | 0% | 17% | 10.6 † |
| March | 70% | 28% | 124 | 16 °C | 0% | 4% | 11.8 |
| April | 75% | 25% | 82 | 19 °C | 0% | 0% | 13.3 |
| May | 74% | 26% | 77 | 23 °C | 1% | 0% | 14.5 |
| June | 58% | 18% | 46 | 27 °C | 25% | 0% | 15.1 |
| July | 36% | 9% | 22 | 30 °C | 57% | 0% | 14.9 |
| August | 30% | 11% | 29 | 31 °C | 63% | 0% | 13.8 |
| September | 67% | 20% | 90 | 26 °C | 14% | 0% | 12.4 |
| October | 80% | 20% | 119 | 22 °C | 0% | 0% | 11.0 |
| November | 71% | 28% | 161 | 17 °C | 0% | 1% | 9.8 † |
| December | 64% | 23% | 127 | 13 °C | 0% | 16% | 9.2 † |
Best months are all months within 3 percentage points of the best one. † less than 11 hours of daylight — long stages get tight.
Wind by month
| Month | Wind Tirana → Fier-Çifçi, km/h | Headwind > 15 km/h, Tirana → Fier-Çifçi | Headwind > 15 km/h, Fier-Çifçi → Tirana | Better way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | +0.4 | 5% | 3% | either |
| February | −0.2 | 6% | 4% | either |
| March | −0.8 | 6% | 4% | either |
| April | −0.4 | 4% | 3% | either |
| May | −0.2 | 3% | 3% | either |
| June | +1.1 | 1% | 4% | either |
| July | +2.0 | 1% | 5% | either |
| August | +1.7 | 1% | 4% | either |
| September | +0.7 | 2% | 3% | either |
| October | +0.7 | 3% | 2% | either |
| November | −0.6 | 6% | 1% | either |
| December | +0.7 | 5% | 3% | either |
Along the route (sections of about 25 km)
| km | Heading | Tailwind in October, km/h |
|---|---|---|
| 138–164 | W | −0.7 |
| 164–189 | SW | −0.2 |
| 189–215 | SE | +0.8 |
| 215–241 | S | +1.5 |
| 241–266 | S | +1.9 |
| 266–277 | S | +1.2 |
Other stages
- Kuç → Tirana 128 km
- Tirana → Fier-Çifçi 138 km
- Fier-Çifçi → Himarë 113 km
- Himarë → Konispol 80 km
How to read the numbers
Wind is the 10 m wind of a 25-km grid cell, daytime hours 9:00–18:00 local solar time; at saddle height in a sheltered valley it is weaker, on a coast or ridge stronger. A positive value is a tailwind. ERA5 slightly over-counts days with ≥ 1 mm of rain (by about 5–7 percentage points) and underestimates daily highs by 1–2 °C. Good day = less than 1 mm of rain between 9:00 and 18:00 (riding hours, local solar time) and a high between 10 and 30 °C; rain at night or in the evening does not spoil it.