When to go · Prespa

Prespa in August

Great month. Inside Prespa's best window: May–Sep.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C); average high / low
Rain days: 5
Crowds: High; North Macedonia overall
Prices: High; North Macedonia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatBest and avoid months for Prespa

Inside Prespa's best window: May–Sep.

No other month rates higher than August for Prespa in this guide.

Long-term averages

PrespaHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 5 days
Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, North Macedonia · 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.

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

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Prespa, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Inside Prespa's best window: May–Sep.

May: Inside Prespa's best window: May–Sep.

Prespa: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.