North Macedonia in June

Lake swimming begins mid-month; long evenings on the Ohrid promenade.

• Skopje and the Vardar valley · Skopje, Veles, Tikveš, Gevgelijabest weather

  Continental with a Mediterranean touch: 38 °C summer peaks, frosty winters with smog in Skopje; the Vardar valley south of Veles is the hottest part of the country.

• Lakes Ohrid and Prespa · 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.

• Mountains · Mavrovo, Šar, Pelister, Galičicabest weather

  Snow from December to March (skiing at Mavrovo and Popova Šapka); hiking June to September.

Crowds · North Macedonia

Medium

Prices · North Macedonia

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Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Skopje and the Vardar valley

  Best weather of the year (Skopje, Veles, Tikveš, Gevgelija)

• Lakes Ohrid and Prespa

  Best weather of the year (Ohrid, Struga, Sveti Naum, Prespa)

• Mountains

  Best weather of the year (Mavrovo, Šar, Pelister, Galičica)