Lightning strikes in Albania
The detection network has located 1,046 lightning strikes in Albania since the archive began, including 740 in the last 7 days. That is 0.01% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Albania #67 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Albania is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 7 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 277 |
| 2026-08-09 | 420 |
| 2026-08-08 | 43 |
| 2026-08-06 | 64 |
| 2026-08-05 | 5 |
| 2026-08-04 | 223 |
| 2026-08-03 | 14 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Albania's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gjirokastër | 290 | 162 | 27.7% |
| 2 | Berat | 175 | 92 | 16.7% |
| 3 | Elbasan | 137 | 98 | 13.1% |
| 4 | Vlorë | 107 | 95 | 10.2% |
| 5 | Tirana | 77 | 68 | 7.4% |
| 6 | Fier | 77 | 77 | 7.4% |
| 7 | Korçë | 71 | 69 | 6.8% |
| 8 | Shkodër | 47 | 37 | 4.5% |
| 9 | Kukës | 34 | 26 | 3.3% |
| 10 | Epirus | 15 | 4 | 1.4% |
| 11 | Dibër | 10 | 10 | 1.0% |
| 12 | Lezhë | 4 | 0 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Plav | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 14 | West Macedonia | 1 | 1 | 0.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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