Elbasan County · Albania
Elbasan travel guide
Elbasan is a city in Elbasan County, Albania, home to about 67,000 people.
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- TIA45 km · Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa
- Currency
- ALLAlbanian lek
- Time zone
- Europe/Tirane
- Language
- Albanian
When to go
The best time to visit Elbasan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Elbasan are June to August. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; December is the wettest, with about 134 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Elbasan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA), about 45 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD, 56 km) is also within reach.
TIA · Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa
OHD · Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
Questions
Elbasan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Elbasan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Elbasan are June to August. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; December is the wettest, with about 134 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Elbasan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA), about 45 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD, 56 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Elbasan?
Albanian lek (ALL).
Nearby
Destinations near Elbasan
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.