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North Macedonia in January

Around 5 °C with 80 mm of rain and 4.6 hours of sun a day.

January is a solid shoulder-season month in North Macedonia. Around 5 °C with 80 mm of rain and 4.6 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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North Macedonia · January
What the weather usually does

North Macedonia · typical month

  • Day / night
    -3 – 5 °C
    Year range -3 – 30 °C
  • Rainfall
    80 mm
    Year range 40 – 91 mm
  • Sunshine
    4.6 hr / day
    Year range 3.8 – 9.0 hr / day
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Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyNorth Macedonia. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (4.9), highest in July (29.6). Monthly means: 4.9, 9.1, 12.3, 16.9, 20.7, 26.5, 29.6, 29.4, 24.4, 18.3, 12.0, 7.0.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January4.9-3.2-12.611.5
February9.1-0.6-8.216.0
March12.31.7-4.820.1
April16.95.2-0.924.5
May20.79.35.227.4
June26.513.910.133.2
July29.616.012.435.1
August29.415.912.235.0
September24.412.06.129.8
October18.37.12.124.4
November12.03.3-2.719.0
December7.0-0.4-6.112.0
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNorth Macedonia. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (40), highest in November (91). Monthly means: 80, 49, 79, 67, 88, 71, 40, 47, 42, 55, 91, 74.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January80
February49
March79
April67
May88
June71
July40
August47
September42
October55
November91
December74
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNorth Macedonia. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (3.8), highest in July (9.0). Monthly means: 4.6, 5.5, 6.6, 7.5, 7.3, 8.4, 9.0, 8.5, 7.1, 5.9, 4.1, 3.8.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January4.6
February5.5
March6.6
April7.5
May7.3
June8.4
July9.0
August8.5
September7.1
October5.9
November4.1
December3.8
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyNorth Macedonia. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in August (5.5), highest in March (6.6). Monthly means: 6.2, 6.6, 6.6, 6.2, 6.2, 5.6, 5.9, 5.5, 5.6, 5.5, 5.7, 6.0.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January6.23.610.4
February6.63.610.7
March6.63.910.7
April6.23.99.7
May6.24.09.4
June5.63.68.7
July5.93.79.4
August5.53.68.5
September5.63.78.8
October5.53.58.8
November5.73.19.4
December6.03.310.0
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