When to go · Struga
Struga in May
Great month. Inside Struga's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- Medium
- North Macedonia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- North Macedonia overall
Verdict
Inside Struga's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Struga in this guide.
Weather in May
- StrugaHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 10 °C (50 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 50 °F (10 °C), rain on about 9 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.
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.
Orthodox Easter big impact
Moves yearly (2 May 2027) · North Macedonia
Church crowds at midnight services; Easter Monday is a holiday; buses busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · North Macedonia overall
- Medium
- Prices · North Macedonia overall
- Medium
North Macedonia overall: One of the best months: warm days, blossom, hiking starts, Ohrid restaurants reopening.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Struga, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
May: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Jun: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jun: 7 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 0
May: Inside Struga's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
June: Inside Struga's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
Struga: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings