climigo

North Macedonia

When to go?

The best months are May–September. Avoid January (freezing).

Climate zones

GreeceAlbaniaKosovoBulgariaSerbiaSkopjeSkopjeSkopjeOhridOhridOhridBitolaBitolaBitolaTetovoTetovoTetovoKumanovoKumanovoKumanovo

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 4°−3° snow likely
February 6°−2°
March 10°1°
April 16°5°
May 20°10°
June 25°13°
July 28°15°
August 28°15°
September 23°11°
October 17°7°
November 11°3°
December 5°−2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−3.2 · 3.9 °CJanuary: −3.2 · 3.9 °C−1.6 · 6.4 °CFebruary: −1.6 · 6.4 °C1.1 · 10.4 °CMarch: 1.1 · 10.4 °C5.1 · 15.5 °CApril: 5.1 · 15.5 °C9.6 · 20.4 °CMay: 9.6 · 20.4 °C13.2 · 25.0 °CJune: 13.2 · 25.0 °C15.2 · 28.0 °CJuly: 15.2 · 28.0 °C15.3 · 28.2 °CAugust: 15.3 · 28.2 °C11.3 · 22.8 °CSeptember: 11.3 · 22.8 °C6.9 · 16.9 °COctober: 6.9 · 16.9 °C2.6 · 10.7 °CNovember: 2.6 · 10.7 °C−1.5 · 5.1 °CDecember: −1.5 · 5.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −3.2 – 3.9 °C
Feb −1.6 – 6.4 °C
Mar 1.1 – 10.4 °C
Apr 5.1 – 15.5 °C
May 9.6 – 20.4 °C
Jun 13.2 – 25.0 °C
Jul 15.2 – 28.0 °C
Aug 15.3 – 28.2 °C
Sep 11.3 – 22.8 °C
Oct 6.9 – 16.9 °C
Nov 2.6 – 10.7 °C
Dec −1.5 – 5.1 °C

How much it rains

January 57 mm8 d
February 44 mm7 d
March 53 mm9 d
April 53 mm9 d
May 64 mm9 d
June 56 mm7 d
July 41 mm5 d
August 42 mm5 d
September 52 mm6 d
October 64 mm7 d
November 66 mm8 d
December 69 mm9 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec57 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 57 mm · 8 rain days · 7 mm a day44 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 44 mm · 7 rain days · 6 mm a day53 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 53 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day53 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 53 mm · 9 rain days · 6 mm a day64 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 64 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day56 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 56 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day41 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a dayJuly: 41 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a day42 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a dayAugust: 42 mm · 5 rain days · 8 mm a day52 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a daySeptember: 52 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day64 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 64 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a day66 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayNovember: 66 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day69 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 69 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 57 mm8 d
Feb 44 mm7 d
Mar 53 mm9 d
Apr 53 mm9 d
May 64 mm9 d
Jun 56 mm7 d
Jul 41 mm5 d
Aug 42 mm5 d
Sep 52 mm6 d
Oct 64 mm7 d
Nov 66 mm8 d
Dec 69 mm9 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 31
February 10 h 38
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 19
May 14 h 30
June 15 h 09
July 14 h 53
August 13 h 52
September 12 h 30
October 11 h 08
November 9 h 53
December 9 h 12

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 11 cm
February 11 cm
March 7 cm
April 2 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 6 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec11 cmJanuary: 11 cm11 cmFebruary: 11 cm7 cmMarch: 7 cm2 cmApril: 2 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm6 cmDecember: 6 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 11 cm
Feb 11 cm
Mar 7 cm
Apr 2 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 6 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities