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When to go to Skopje

Twelve months of averages for Skopje, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Skopje has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to October.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in July and August.

Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December to February.
The warmest month is August (30°C) and the coolest January (3°C). The wettest is November (97 mm) and the driest July (37 mm); about 831 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Skopje: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCold
MarCool
AprCool
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovCool
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Skopje

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Skopje by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	3°C	-5°C	77 mm	89%	71%	1.7	23°C	Cold
February	5°C	-4°C	68 mm	86%	68%	2.6	24°C	Cold
March	10°C	-1°C	73 mm	80%	66%	3.6	27°C	Cool
April	15°C	4°C	66 mm	75%	64%	4.8	31°C	Cool
May	20°C	9°C	76 mm	72%	62%	5.8	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	25°C	13°C	57 mm	64%	47%	6.7	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	29°C	16°C	37 mm	52%	34%	6.9	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	30°C	16°C	39 mm	49%	32%	6.1	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	24°C	11°C	68 mm	59%	49%	4.5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	18°C	6°C	88 mm	71%	53%	3.2	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	11°C	1°C	97 mm	82%	64%	2	29°C	Cool
December	4°C	-4°C	85 mm	88%	71%	1.5	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

The model's grid cell sits about 498 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

3°C

-5°C

77 mm

89%

71%

1.7

23°C

Cold

February

5°C

-4°C

68 mm

86%

68%

2.6

24°C

Cold

March

10°C

-1°C

73 mm

80%

66%

3.6

27°C

Cool

April

15°C

4°C

66 mm

75%

64%

4.8

31°C

Cool

May

20°C

9°C

76 mm

72%

62%

5.8

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

25°C

13°C

57 mm

64%

47%

6.7

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

29°C

16°C

37 mm

52%

34%

6.9

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

30°C

16°C

39 mm

49%

32%

6.1

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

24°C

11°C

68 mm

59%

49%

4.5

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

18°C

6°C

88 mm

71%

53%

3.2

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

11°C

1°C

97 mm

82%

64%

29°C

Cool

December

4°C

-4°C

85 mm

88%

71%

1.5

25°C

Cold