When to go · Prespa

Prespa in September

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

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C); average high / low
Rain days: 6
Crowds: Medium; North Macedonia overall
Prices: Medium; 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 September for Prespa in this guide.

Long-term averages

PrespaHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 6 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: Warm lake, grape harvest in Tikveš, fewer crowds — the best all-round month.

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

First month

Second month

September: 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.