Best time to visit Albania
Albania has three main climate zones: the warm Mediterranean coast, the continental extremes of the interior and the cooler mountains of the northeast.![]()
April-June and Sep-Oct are the best time to go to Albania – you’ll avoid scorching coastal summer heat and bitter winter mountain cold, making these ideal for walking, cycling, sightseeing, watersports and flopping on the beach. If you're tied to traveling in the summer vacations, don’t fret; many beaches get a fraction of the visitors of their Mediterranean neighbours, despite being possibly even more beautiful. The crisp winter in the mountains is ideal for snowshoeing – though the rest of the country is cold and damp.
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An incredible history set against a rugged landscape
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2022: 2 Sep, 16 Sep, 23 Sep, 30 Sep, 14 Oct
2023: 24 Mar, 5 May, 26 May, 9 Jun, 23 Jun, 1 Sep, 8 Sep, 15 Sep, 22 Sep, 29 Sep, 13 Oct
2022: 2 Sep, 16 Sep, 23 Sep, 30 Sep, 14 Oct
2023: 24 Mar, 5 May, 26 May, 9 Jun, 23 Jun, 1 Sep, 8 Sep, 15 Sep, 22 Sep, 29 Sep, 13 Oct
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Mark Huggins, from our supplier Undiscovered Destinations, shares his favourite time to visit Albania: “My favourite time in Albania is May-June and September-October. It’s best to avoid high summer as it can be excruciatingly hot.”
Olly Pemberton, from our leading Albania supplier Exodus:
“I would say May is a fantastic time to go, because it is not baking hot and the locals from the city are not on their vacations so they beach towns are all but deserted. Plus when you are in the mountains there will still be snow on the peaks so it creates a very impressive backdrop.”
“I would say May is a fantastic time to go, because it is not baking hot and the locals from the city are not on their vacations so they beach towns are all but deserted. Plus when you are in the mountains there will still be snow on the peaks so it creates a very impressive backdrop.”
ALBANIA FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Spring Day
Spring Day, on 14th March, is a national vacation. This pagan festival is celebrated across the country – with a particularly large following in the central region of Elbasan, and in Tirana, where the park fills with musicians, acrobats and other performances. From 1st March you’ll see young people wearing braided red and white bracelets, which are hung on trees for good luck following the celebrations. Don’t miss the traditional “ballokume” corn flour cakes.
More about Albania
One of those countries which is tantalisingly close to home, but you'd hesitate if you had to point to it on a map - Albania's delights are slowly but surely being revealed to the outside world after decades of despotic leadership.
Click on our interactive Albania map and highlights to get tips on where to go in Albania, from the sun drenched Riviera to the snow blanketed mountains.
Our top things to do in Albania include walking and cycling vacations – plus snow shoeing along those same mountain trails in winter.
Cycling in Albania is all about the undulations with lengthy, yet gradual, ascents into the Accursed Mountains matched by dreamy descents towards the Ionian Coast and the shores of lakes Ohrid and Prespa.
Walking vacations in Albania are all about experiencing an authentic and uncharted side to Europe that few other areas can match for wild and remote alpine trails.
Bringing out the best of the Balkans may involve crossing borders from Albania and finding out what’s on the other side.
Away from the bright lights and beaches of the Riviera, there’s an authentic and traditional side to Albania that tourists rarely see.
Get Albania travel advice from our local experts on everything from where to stay, local culture, and snow shoeing in the mountains.
Albania is rich with history, soaring mountains and gorgeous Mediterranean coast – but many of its people remain incredibly poor.
