When to go · Skopje
Skopje in October
Great month. Best month for walking.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 7
- Crowds
- Low
- North Macedonia overall
- Prices
- Low
- North Macedonia overall
Verdict
Best month for walking.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than October?
No other month rates higher than October for Skopje in this guide.
Weather in October
- SkopjeHighs around 19 °C (66 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 7 daysHighs around 66 °F (19 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 7 days
- Skopje and the Vardar valley, North Macedonia · Skopje, Veles, Tikveš, Gevgelijabest weather
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.
Autumn season
Warm days in September and October, jazz festival evenings.
Watch: Smog starts in November.
Festivals and holidays
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.
Skopje Jazz Festival check
Varies, October · Venues across the city
Evening concerts; centre hotels fill.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · North Macedonia overall
- Low
- Prices · North Macedonia overall
- Low
North Macedonia overall: Autumn colour in Mavrovo and Pelister; wine festivals; Ohrid calm and cheaper.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Skopje, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
Oct: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Apr: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
Oct: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Apr: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 7 (better)
Apr: 9
Crowds
Oct: Low
Apr: Low
Prices
Oct: Low
Apr: Low
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
Apr: 2
October: Best month for walking.
April: Warm; good for walking. Orthodox Easter some years.
Skopje: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings