Macedonia



CLIMATE


Macedonia has a mild continental climate with hot summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall.

Temperatures

The average monthly temperatures: 3ºC in winter and 30ºC in summer.


Precipitation

Annual total precipitation: 400 mm in the east, 900 mm in the west.


Skopje

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Day temperature [°C]

5

8

12

19

23

28

31

31

26

19

12

7

Night temperature [°C]

-3

-3

1

5

10

13

15

14

11

6

3

-1

Hours of sunlight

2

4

4

7

7

9

10

10

7

5

2

2



Elevation extremes

Highest point: Golem Korab 2 764 m
Lowest point: Vardar River 50 m


Natural resources

arable land, asbestos, chromite, copper, gold, gypsum, lead, manganese, nickel, silver, tungsten, zinc


Land use

Arable land: 22.01%
Permanent crops: 1.79%
Other: 76.2%


Natural hazards

high seismic risks


Environmental issues

air pollution