Capital City
Tirana

Area
28,748 sq km
11,100 sq miles

Population
3,500,000

Time Zone
GMT/UTC +1

Weather
Albania has hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Summers along the coast are lovely, with days usually averaging around 30°C (85°F), moderated by sea breezes and comfortably cooling down at night. Things can get quite bleak in winter, as spring rains tend to hang around and the central mountains become very cold as continental air masses move in. While temperatures still average around 13°C (56°F) in January, they can drop below zero at night, and even cities can be uncomfortably bracing in winter.

The main coastal resorts in Albania get fairly busy in July and August and ski season runs from late November until March.