PALASE
2025: ExcellentPALASE is a coastal bathing water in Albania, 5.3 km north-west of Dhërmi (Vlorë) in a straight line. Its official 2025 EEA bathing-water classification is Excellent. It has been rated Excellent in each of the last 8 seasons.
Check today's status and exact location
The annual EEA class gives long-term context. Use the competent authority (National Environment Agency (AKM) with the Institute of Public Health) for temporary pollution, closures or alerts, and confirm this bathing water on the map before relying on the record.
Quality history
Annual classifications from the EEA record, 2015–2025, where available.
It was classified in 8 of the 11 seasons from 2015 to 2025 (first classified season in this record: 2018), and 8 of those classifications were Excellent. The current run of Excellent classifications covers 8 consecutive seasons (2018–2025).
Where it is in Vlorë
How it compares locally
There are 21 other official bathing waters in Albania within 25 km of this point. In the wider county of Vlorë, 34% of 47 official bathing waters were Excellent in 2025. Across Albania, 15.9% of the 113 coastal bathing waters were Excellent in 2025 (16.8% of all 119 sites in the country).
| Radius | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 5 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 10 km | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Within 25 km | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Other official bathing waters near Dhërmi
4 other official bathing waters have Dhërmi as nearest named place. Together, 4 of 5 were Excellent in 2025.
Weather forecast at this location
| Air temperature | 18.4 °C · light rain |
|---|---|
| Wind | 8.8 m/s from the south-east |
| Rain, next 24 h | 3.7 mm |
| Air temperature range, next 24 h | 18 to 21 °C |
Forecast data: MET Norway Locationforecast, licensed under CC BY 4.0, summarised by BathingWaterFinder for the nearest ~1 km grid point. This is a weather forecast for the air, not a measurement of water temperature or water quality.
Nearby official bathing waters
Closest records in Albania by straight-line distance. This is not road distance or a live safety ranking.
Coastal · Excellent0.7 km south-eastDHERMI
Coastal · Excellent2.3 km south-eastDHERMI
Coastal · Good5.3 km south-eastDHERMI
Coastal · Excellent5.7 km south-eastJALE
Coastal · Excellent11.4 km south-east
Quick answers
- What is the latest official rating for PALASE?
- Excellent for the 2025 bathing season, according to the EEA dataset reported by Albania. The class summarises microbiological sampling over several seasons; it is not a same-day measurement.
- Has the rating changed recently?
- No. It was Excellent in both 2024 and 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- Use the national profile linked on this page, and follow signs and lifeguard instructions at the water. Temporary bans and pollution alerts are published there, not in the annual EEA class.
- When is the bathing season in Albania?
- Monitoring runs from late May to the end of September. Official sampling and classification only cover the designated bathing season.
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For municipalities, campsites, hotels and clubs: the badge shows the current official EEA class of PALASE and updates automatically when the next season's classification is published. It links back to this page with the history and today's notice sources.
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Official source
Data source: European Environment Agency (EEA); bathing-water data and coordinates are reported by national authorities. Imported for this site on 2026-11-06. Distances, local counts and the history summary are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from those official records.
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