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Best time to visit Skopje

September is the best time to visit Skopje for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 94/100
The least cloud August 26 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 23 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 6.1 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 94 26 °C 6
2 May 91 23 °C 10
3 October 89 19 °C 6
4 June 84 28 °C 7
5 April 80 18 °C 10
6 July 79 31 °C 5
7 August 78 31 °C 4
8 March 60 13 °C 9
9 November 58 13 °C 8
10 February 43 8.6 °C 7
11 December 35 7.0 °C 9
12 January 32 6.1 °C 8

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 8 wet days and highs near 6.1 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 6.1 °C 46 mm 58 %
February 8.6 °C 43 mm 59 %
March 13.2 °C 55 mm 56 %
April 18.2 °C 56 mm 54 %
May 23.2 °C 50 mm 52 %
June 28.0 °C 37 mm 38 %
July 30.9 °C 25 mm 28 %
August 31.2 °C 23 mm 26 %
September 25.6 °C 33 mm 41 %
October 19.3 °C 50 mm 50 %
November 12.5 °C 54 mm 59 %
December 7.0 °C 59 mm 61 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.