North Macedonia in August

Busiest month at the lake with diaspora and regional visitors; Ilinden holiday on 2 August.

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• SeptemberGreatWarm lake, grape harvest in Tikveš, fewer crowds — the best all-round month.
• MayGreatOne of the best months: warm days, blossom, hiking starts, Ohrid restaurants reopening.
• JuneGreatLake swimming begins mid-month; long evenings on the Ohrid promenade.
• OctoberGoodAutumn colour in Mavrovo and Pelister; wine festivals; Ohrid calm and cheaper.

• Skopje and the Vardar valley · Skopje, Veles, Tikveš, Gevgelijahot

  Continental with a Mediterranean touch: 38 °C (100 °F) summer peaks, frosty winters with smog in Skopje; the Vardar valley south of Veles is the hottest part of the country.Continental with a Mediterranean touch: 100 °F (38 °C) summer peaks, frosty winters with smog in Skopje; the Vardar valley south of Veles is the hottest part of the country.

• Lakes Ohrid and Prespa · Ohrid, Struga, Sveti Naum, Prespabest weather

  At about 700 m the lake is milder in summer than Skopje; swimming roughly mid-June to mid-September. Winter is cold, damp and quiet.

• Mountains · Mavrovo, Šar, Pelister, Galičicabest weather

  Snow from December to March (skiing at Mavrovo and Popova Šapka); hiking June to September.

• Eastern North Macedonia: Strumica / Gevgelija (south) · Vardar and Strumica valleyshot

  The warmest part of the country; July–August afternoons pass 35 °C (95 °F). Spring and September–October are the comfortable windows.The warmest part of the country; July–August afternoons pass 95 °F (35 °C). Spring and September–October are the comfortable windows.

• Eastern North Macedonia: Kratovo / Berovo (hills) · Osogovo and Plačkovica foothillsbest weather

  Cooler than the valleys, with snow and ice on the roads from December to February.

• Povardarie: Vardar valley · Skopje to Demir Kapijahot

  Continental valley: July and August often pass 35 °C (95 °F), and the wind that gives Veles its name blows hardest in winter and spring. May, June, September and October are the comfortable months.Continental valley: July and August often pass 95 °F (35 °C), and the wind that gives Veles its name blows hardest in winter and spring. May, June, September and October are the comfortable months.

• Western North Macedonia: Ohrid and Struga · Lake Ohrid shore, about 700 mhot

  check — the lake moderates summer heat and swimming is a warm-month activity; exact temperatures and swim dates need confirming locally.

• Western North Macedonia: Bitola and Pelister · Pelagonia plain and the mountainhot

  check — Bitola sits higher than Ohrid and Pelister holds snow late; verify conditions before a spring hike.

• Western North Macedonia: Mavrovo and the western mountains · Mavrovo, Kičevo highlandsfine

  check — ski season and high-pass openings vary by year; confirm before booking a winter night.

• Skopje32 °C (90 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 4 rain days
• Berovo29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 4 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 4 rain days
• Bitola30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 5 rain days
• Bogdanci32 °C (90 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 5 rain days
• Bosilovo32 °C (90 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 5 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 5 rain days
• Brajčino28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 5 rain days
• Brvenica30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 6 rain days
• Čaška27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 3 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 3 rain days
• Debar30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 7 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 7 rain days
• Delčevo27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 3 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 3 rain days
• Demir Hisar30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 2 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 2 rain days
• Demir Kapija30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 3 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 3 rain days
• Dojran30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 4 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 4 rain days
• Elšani29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 2 rain days
• Gevgelija30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 4 rain days
• Gostivar30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 5 rain days
• Kavadarci27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 6 rain days
• Kičevo30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 4 rain days
• Kočani27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 4 rain days
• Kratovo29 °C (84 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 6 rain days
• Kriva Palanka24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 6 rain days
• Kruševo26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 6 rain days
• Kumanovo31 °C (88 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 5 rain days
• Makedonski Brod30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 7 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 7 rain days
• Negotino30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 4 rain days
• Novo Selo27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 3 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 3 rain days
• Ohrid29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 5 rain days
• Prespa28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 5 rain days
• Prilep30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 5 rain days
• Probištip30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 5 rain days
• Radoviš30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 4 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 4 rain days
• Resen30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 6 rain days
• Staro Nagoričane30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 8 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 8 rain days
• Štip30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 5 rain days
• Stobi30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 4 rain days
• Struga29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 5 rain days
• Strumica31 °C (88 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 5 rain days
• Sveti Nikole30 °C (86 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 2 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 2 rain days
• Tearce‑Jegunovce27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 3 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 3 rain days
• Tetovo30 °C (86 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 6 rain days
• Valandovo30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 5 rain days
• Veles30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 2 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 2 rain days
• Vevčani30 °C (86 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 5 rain days
• Vinica30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 4 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 4 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Ilinden (Republic Day)

  2 Aug

  Commemorates the 1903 uprising; gatherings at Kruševo.

Crowds · North Macedonia

High

Prices · North Macedonia

High

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Rated best or good this month

• Lakes Ohrid and Prespa

  Best weather of the year (Ohrid, Struga, Sveti Naum, Prespa)

• Mountains

  Best weather of the year (Mavrovo, Šar, Pelister, Galičica)

• Berovo

  Best months: May–Sep

• Bogdanci

  Best months: Apr–Oct

• Bosilovo

  Best months: Apr–Oct

• Brvenica

  Best months: May–Oct

• Čaška

  Best months: May–Oct

• Debar

  Best months: May–Oct (check)

• Delčevo

  Best months: May–September

• Demir Hisar

  Best months: May–September

• Demir Kapija

  Best months: May–Sep

• Dojran

  Best months: Jun–Sep

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• Skopje

  Very hot; Aug 2 is a public holiday.