Climate

The city of Korca is part of the Mediterranean uphill area, which has a climate of continental character, with cold winter and with a strong increase of the temperatures during the summer. The coldest month is January with the average temperature 0.4 degree Celsius, whereas the warmest month is August with 20.6 degree Celsius. During the winter the temperature is below zero.

Generally Korca has dry weather: the annual average relative moisture is 68%. November is the month with the greatest rainfalls (about 104.9), then December, October, January and February. The summer is usually dry, during which it rains around 14% of the annual rainfalls. Among these annual rainfalls a part is in the form of snow which is yearly and the greatest number of the snowy days is during the period of December-January.

Korca is situated in the southeastern part of Albania, in the central uphill region. It includes three towns: Korca, the center of the district, Bilishti, Maliqi and 27 communes. The city of Korca is one of the most important cities in Albania, situated in the southeastern part, at the foot of the hill of Morava, in the height of 869 meters on the sea level. The relief is mainly mountainous and hilly. The average height is 1145 meters. Korca is surrounded by a considerable number of mountains and hills, in the east the city is restricted with the mountain of Morava and in the west with the area of Gora, Voskopoja, and Vithkuq which are much more hilly areas. The Mountain of Qarri is found in the south whereas Mali I Thate in the north. The low area includes the Field of Korca, one of the biggest in Albania, and the Field of the upper Devoll. The area of Korca is rich in underwater sources, rivers, where the most important one is Devolli river with its two branches: Dunavec and the upper Osumi. In this area are also found the sources of the three Albanian rivers (Devoll, Shkumbin, and Osum). The lakes are Big Prespa and the Small Prespa.

Korca, in the north,  is restricted with the city of Pogradec which is found in 41 kilometers, in the south with the city of Erseka 45 km, in the east with Bilishti 27 km, and in the west with Skrapari. The city of Korca is 181 km far from the capital of our country, Tirana.

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