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Sopište, North Macedonia climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Sopište has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −5°C at night. Around 509 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in June (64 mm) and easing off in December (28 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsSopište climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −4 | −1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 62 | 64 | 29 | 47 | 34 | 50 | 36 | 28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | −5 | −4 | −1 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 62 | 64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 22 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | −3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 47 | 34 | 50 | 36 | 28 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 9 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 38 | 52 | 57 | 66 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 62 | 51 | 48 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 52 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 62 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 41 | 38 | 52 | 57 | 66 | 70 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 51 | 48 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 5 years of daily observations at Skopje-zajcev Rid, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.