Bathing water quality in Vlorë, Albania
Vlorë has 47 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season — all coastal. 34% were classified Excellent — 17.2 points above the 16.8% across Albania — and 7 were Poor. 4 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Vlorë
Most consistent Excellent sites
4 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- DHERMI 11 seasons
- HIMARE 11 seasons
- VLORE 11 seasons
- VLORE 11 seasons
- VLORE 10 seasons
- HIMARE 9 seasons
- DHERMI 8 seasons
- PALASE 8 seasons
- PALASE 8 seasons
- JALE 6 seasons
- JALE 6 seasons
- LIVADHE 6 seasons
- LIVADHE 6 seasons
- LUKOVE 6 seasons
- LUKOVE 6 seasons
- LUKOVE 1 season
Rated Poor in 2025
For a Poor site the Bathing Water Directive requires management measures, including a bathing prohibition or advice against bathing, so check the authority before visiting.
- VLORE Poor in 11 of 11 classified seasons
- VLORE Poor in 9 of 11 classified seasons
- SARANDE Poor in 8 of 11 classified seasons
- VLORE Poor in 8 of 11 classified seasons
- SARANDE Poor in 6 of 11 classified seasons
- VLORE Poor in 6 of 11 classified seasons
- SARANDE Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons
Changes from 2024 to 2025
Declined (1)
- ZVERNEC Good → Sufficient
How Vlorë rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | 16 | 34% | 7 |
| 2024 | 47 | 15 | 31.9% | 8 |
| 2023 | 47 | 24 | 51.1% | 5 |
| 2022 | 47 | 34 | 72.3% | 3 |
| 2021 | 47 | 36 | 76.6% | 3 |
| 2020 | 47 | 40 | 85.1% | 1 |
| 2019 | 40 | 33 | 82.5% | 3 |
| 2018 | 40 | 33 | 82.5% | 4 |
| 2017 | 36 | 27 | 75% | 5 |
| 2016 | 29 | 20 | 69% | 6 |
| 2015 | 30 | 18 | 60% | 6 |
Places with the most bathing waters in Vlorë
Each site is matched to its nearest named place (GeoNames, within 8 km in a straight line), so beaches of one resort or lake shore can be compared together. Select a place to show only its sites in the full list.
| Place | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himarë | 9 | 6 (66.7%) | 0 |
| Vlorë | 9 | 1 (11.1%) | 4 |
| Orikum | 7 | 2 (28.6%) | 0 |
| Sarandë | 6 | 0 (0%) | 3 |
| Dhërmi | 5 | 4 (80%) | 0 |
| Lukovë | 5 | 3 (60%) | 0 |
| Ksamil | 3 | 0 (0%) | 0 |
All 47 official bathing waters in Vlorë
Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 47 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Coastal 47 sites · 34% Excellent · 7 Poor
- BORSH Good
- BORSH · Lukovë Good
- BORSH · Lukovë Good
- DHERMI Good
- DHERMI Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- DHERMI Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- HIMARE Sufficient
- HIMARE Excellent Excellent 9 seasons in a row
- HIMARE Good
- HIMARE Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- HIMARE Good
- JALE · Himarë Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- JALE · Himarë Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- KSAMIL Sufficient
- KSAMIL Good
- KSAMIL Good
- LIVADHE · Himarë Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- LIVADHE · Himarë Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- LUKOVE Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- LUKOVE Excellent Excellent 6 seasons in a row
- LUKOVE Excellent Good → Excellent since 2024
- ORIKUM Good
- ORIKUM Good
- ORIKUM Good
- PALASE · Dhërmi Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- PALASE · Dhërmi Excellent Excellent 8 seasons in a row
- QEPARO Good
- QEPARO Good
- SARANDE Good
- SARANDE Poor Poor in 8 of 11 classified seasons
- SARANDE Good
- SARANDE Poor Poor in 6 of 11 classified seasons
- SARANDE Poor Poor in 2 of 11 classified seasons
- SARANDE Sufficient Poor → Sufficient since 2024
- VLORE Poor Poor in 6 of 11 classified seasons
- VLORE · Orikum Good
- VLORE · Orikum Sufficient
- VLORE Poor Poor in 8 of 11 classified seasons
- VLORE · Orikum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VLORE Poor Poor in 11 of 11 classified seasons
- VLORE Poor Poor in 9 of 11 classified seasons
- VLORE Good
- VLORE Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
- VLORE · Orikum Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- ZVERNEC · Vlorë Good Sufficient → Good since 2024
- ZVERNEC · Vlorë Sufficient Good → Sufficient since 2024
- ZVERNEC · Vlorë Good
Compared with other counties in Albania
Counties with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Vlorë were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 16 of 47 (34%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 19 were Good, 5 Sufficient and 7 Poor. That ranks Vlorë 1 of 3 Albania counties by Excellent share.
- Which beaches in Vlorë have the best long-term record?
- 4 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example DHERMI, HIMARE, VLORE. See the ranking.
- Which places in Vlorë have the most official bathing waters?
- Himarë (9, 66.7% Excellent), Vlorë (9, 11.1% Excellent), Orikum (7, 28.6% Excellent). See the place table; places are the nearest named settlement to each site.
- Were any bathing waters in Vlorë rated Poor?
- Yes, 7: VLORE, VLORE, SARANDE, VLORE and 3 more.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- With National Environment Agency (AKM) with the Institute of Public Health. Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Albania, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Albania. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.