Shkodër County · Albania
Shkodër travel guide
Shkodër is a city in Shkodër County, Albania, home to about 62,000 people.
- Best months
- July and August
- Nearest airport
- TGD39 km · Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase
- Currency
- ALLAlbanian lek
- Time zone
- Europe/Tirane
- Language
- Albanian
When to go
The best time to visit Shkodër
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shkodër are July and August. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; November is the wettest, with about 163 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 Shkodër: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase (TGD), about 39 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA, 75 km) and Tivat Airport (TIV, 75 km) are also within reach.
TGD · Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase
TIA · Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa
TIV · Tivat Airport
Questions
Shkodër: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Shkodër?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shkodër are July and August. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; November is the wettest, with about 163 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Shkodër?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase (TGD), about 39 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA, 75 km) and Tivat Airport (TIV, 75 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Shkodër?
Albanian lek (ALL).
Nearby
Destinations near Shkodër
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.