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Struga in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, crowded lakefront), mid-Jan cold snaps.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C); average high / low
Rain days: 5
Crowds: High; North Macedonia overall
Prices: High; North Macedonia overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Struga

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, crowded lakefront), mid-Jan cold snaps.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

StrugaHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °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 Struga, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (hot, crowded lakefront), mid-Jan cold snaps.

May: Inside Struga's best window: May–Jun, Sep.

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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.