# Durrës

Durrës

city, big city, human settlement| Official name | Durrës  |
| Native label | Durrësi, Durrës  |
| Country | Albania  |
| Capital of | Kingdom of Albania, Durrës District, Durrës County, Principality of Albania  |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Durrës County  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00  |
| Coordinate location | 41°18′48″N 19°26′45″E  |
| Owner of | Niko Dovana Stadium, Ramazan Njala Sports Palace  |
| Dey replace | Epidamnos  |
| Significant event | Siege of Dyrrhachium  |
| Postal code | 2000  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Local dialing code | 052  |

**Durrës** (/ˈdʊrəs/ DUURR-əs,; Albanian definite form: Durrësi) be de second most populous city of de Republic of Albania den seat of Durrës County den Durrës Municipality. E be one of Albania ein oldest continuously inhabited cities, plus roughly 2,500 years of recorded history. E be located on a flat plain along de Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between de mouths of de Erzen den Ishëm at de southeastern corner of de Adriatic Sea. Durrës ein climate profoundly be influenced by a seasonal Mediterranean climate.

Durrës be founded under de name of Epidamnos around de 7th century BC, by ancient Greek colonists from Corinth den Corcyra insyd cooperation plus de Taulantii, a local Illyrian tribe. Sana known as Dyrrachium, Durrës developed as e become an integral part of de Roman Empire den ein successor de Byzantine Empire. De Via Egnatia start insyd de city den lead east across de fields, lowlands den highlands of de Balkan Peninsula to Constantinople.

## International relations

Insyd 2008, na Bosnia and Herzegovina open a consulate insyd de city wey dey consider say na der be a community plus Bosniak ancestry wey dey live insyd Durrës County. Dem mostly concentrate insyd two neighborhoods of de city of Shijak, Borake den Koxhas.

Dese countries get an honorary consulate insyd Durrës:

* Hungary
* North Macedonia

### Twin den sisto cities

Durrës be twinned plus:

* Bari, Italy
* Bitonto, Italy
* Istanbul, Turkey
* Thessaloniki, Greece

### Cooperation den friendship

Durrës get cooperation den friendship relationships plus:

* Kumanovo, North Macedonia
* Shantou, China
* Ulcinj, Montenegro

### Climate

| Climate data for Durrës |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.0 (69.8) | 25.0 (77.0) | 30.3 (86.5) | 33.7 (92.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 29.5 (85.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 23.3 (74.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 17.9 (64.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.1 (70.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 12.4 (54.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 121.2 (4.77) | 98.0 (3.86) | 81.6 (3.21) | 76.1 (3.00) | 63.7 (2.51) | 29.5 (1.16) | 12.4 (0.49) | 18.9 (0.74) | 62.2 (2.45) | 83.6 (3.29) | 140.1 (5.52) | 136.7 (5.38) | 924 (36.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.0 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 95.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 2 (36) | 2 (36) | 5 (41) | 8 (46) | 12 (54) | 16 (61) | 17 (63) | 17 (63) | 16 (61) | 12 (54) | 7 (45) | 4 (39) | 10 (50) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133.3 | 135.6 | 173.6 | 207 | 279 | 318 | 375.1 | 325.5 | 261 | 217 | 147 | 124 | 2,696.1 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 9 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7 | 4.9 | 4 | 7.4 |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 9.6 | 10.6 | 12 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 12.2 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Source 1: Meteomanz (Temperatures-precipitation-precip days-snow days 2011-2024), Weather Atlas (Daylight-UV) |
| Source 2: Climate data (Humidity), Weatherbase (dew point), Weather2visit (sunshine) |

* Official website