When to go · Prespa

Prespa in February

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many guesthouses shut).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 6°C (43°F)43°F (6°C) / −2°C (28°F)28°F (−2°C); average high / low
Rain days: 9
Crowds: Low; North Macedonia overall
Prices: Low; North Macedonia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Prespa

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many guesthouses shut).

February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

PrespaHighs around 6 °C (43 °F), lows around -2 °C (28 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 43 °F (6 °C), lows around 28 °F (-2 °C), rain on about 9 days
Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, North Macedonia · Ohrid, Struga, Sveti Naum, Prespacool
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: Still winter; Ohrid nearly empty, cheap and grey. Strumica Carnival late in the month or early March.

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

First month

Second month

February: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (cold, many guesthouses shut).

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

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