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The climate of Macedonia
Macedonia has a moderate continental climate with warm dry summers and cool winters with fairly much (wintry) precipitation. The many mountains prevent the temperatures from getting high, except in the summer months. In the summer months temperatures of 30 to 35 degrees regularly occur in the capital of Skopje or even 40 degrees in the south. Periods of extreme warmth often end up with heavy thunderstorms. Thanks to the many warm days more and more tourists find their way to Macedonia. The only disadvantage of this destination is that it is one of the few countries in the Balkans that is not situated on a sea. Therefore Macedonia is not an option for beach lovers. However this is compensated by a wealth of sights and culture. Practically everybody who visited Macedonia has been fascinated by its beauty.

Snowfall
In the mountains there is pretty much snowfall, not seldom in large amounts. In some places the snow lies until May or even June. Also the capital of Skopje is regularly annoyed by the snow in the wintermonths. Everyday life is regularly paralysed from snowfall.

Changes in temperature
Just like in practically the entire Balkan area big rises and drops in temperature in a relatively short period are not an unknown phenomenon. Within one 24 hour’s day (difference between minimum and maximum temperature) as well as within some days (break in the weather) there are sometimes big differences.

Climate figures
The figures below are based on registered weather information of more than one year and are an average for the whole of Macedonia. In the capital of Skopje it is warmer on an average and there is less precipitation; in the mountains it is somewhat colder and wetter on an average.
For the following towns and areas specific climate figures are available: Bitola, Ohrid, Skopje, Stip and Western Macedonia.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	2	-6	2	10		n/a
February	4	-4	3	9		n/a
March	7	-1	4	10		n/a
April	12	2	6	11		n/a
May	18	8	7	9		n/a
June	24	11	8	6		n/a
July	25	13	9	5		n/a
August	26	12	9	6		n/a
September	22	9	7	7		n/a
October	14	5	5	8		n/a
November	5	-1	3	12		n/a
December	2	-5	2	13		n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures come in handy but do not offer an overall picture of the climate and the possible weather conditions within a particular period. You cannot often find in figures how big the chance is of wintry weather, (extreme) heat or hurricanes. Therefore we monthly offer useful extra climate information:

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
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The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.