The climate of Western-Macedonia (Macedonia)
The western part of Macedonia should not be mixed up with the province
of West-Macedonia in Greece. Macedonia has a moderate continental
climate with warm dry summers and reasonably cool winters. The west of
Macedonia is mountainous (the larger part is higher than 1000 meters).
On the border with Albania lies Mount Korab, which with 2764 meters is
the highest point of both Macedonia and Albania. Here falls
considerably more precipitation than in the rest of the country,
altogether some thousand millimeters a year against approximately 500
millimeters in the rest of the country.
In the wintertime it is rather cold and in the summertime it gets less
warm than in the centre and the east of the country. In this part of
Macedonia long periods with frost and/or night-frost may occur
regularly. In the wintertime snowfall in this area is more the rule
than the exception and in the most elevated areas the snow can lie
rather long.
Climate information
The figures below are based on registered weather information of more
than one year and are an average for West-Macedonia at a height of
approximately 1400-1500 meters.
Slightly deviating statistics go for lower and higher situated areas.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
1
-7
3
11
n/a
February
3
-5
4
11
n/a
March
6
-3
4
11
n/a
April
10
1
5
11
n/a
May
15
4
6
10
n/a
June
18
8
8
7
n/a
July
22
10
9
5
n/a
August
21
10
9
6
n/a
September
19
7
7
6
n/a
October
13
3
6
8
n/a
November
6
-2
4
11
n/a
December
2
-6
3
14
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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